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A opera company working in frontline homelessness settings, Martin Constantine and Rachael Williams from Streetwise Oper...
17/01/2025

A opera company working in frontline homelessness settings, Martin Constantine and Rachael Williams from Streetwise Opera ask how we can move beyond short-term emergency measures for funding social impact organisations

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A throwback to our Winter 2023 cover of Opera Now in honour of the UK release date of ‘Maria’, the new movie about Maria...
10/01/2025

A throwback to our Winter 2023 cover of Opera Now in honour of the UK release date of ‘Maria’, the new movie about Maria Callas! 🎶

Have a look at some of the stunning scenes from the new movie ‘Maria’ starring Angelina Jolie as the iconic opera singer...
10/01/2025

Have a look at some of the stunning scenes from the new movie ‘Maria’ starring Angelina Jolie as the iconic opera singer 🎶⭐️

Applications are now open for the prize which will take place at Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden! For the full story ...
09/01/2025

Applications are now open for the prize which will take place at Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden!
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Britten Pears Arts has announced that its 2025 Aldeburgh Festival will open on 13 June with the world premiere of Colin ...
19/12/2024

Britten Pears Arts has announced that its 2025 Aldeburgh Festival will open on 13 June with the world premiere of Colin Matthews’ new opera A Visit to Friends.

With a libretto by William Boyd, the opera takes the Chekhov short story of the same name as its inspiration.

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‘Re-released by Decca with bells and whistles, this would make a sumptuous gift’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✍🏻Francis MuzzuRead the full ...
17/12/2024

‘Re-released by Decca with bells and whistles, this would make a sumptuous gift’

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✍🏻Francis Muzzu

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‘Appl’s baritone is quite slender but with an underlying warmth - it is a pleasing sound rather than exciting.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️✍🏻...
16/12/2024

‘Appl’s baritone is quite slender but with an underlying warmth - it is a pleasing sound rather than exciting.’

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✍🏻Francis Muzzu

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‘This recital had a different feel to the previous one, featuring Ermonela Jaho, as the Donizetti songs were performed a...
19/11/2024

‘This recital had a different feel to the previous one, featuring Ermonela Jaho, as the Donizetti songs were performed as an opening group after which that composer took his bow in favour of others, until an encore.’

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✍🏻Francis Muzzu

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Britten’s Curlew River: How Japanese Noh theatre inspired a modern opera masterpiece. Exploring the history of Britten’s...
18/11/2024

Britten’s Curlew River: How Japanese Noh theatre inspired a modern opera masterpiece.

Exploring the history of Britten’s Curlew River after a film of the Opera from Aldeburgh festival has been released 🎶

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‘The production does not push the comedic elements too far, though, and the entire ensemble, (including the ENO chorus w...
18/11/2024

‘The production does not push the comedic elements too far, though, and the entire ensemble, (including the ENO chorus who are in glorious form) create a warm and lively tone that carries the production.’

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✍🏻 Lucy Hicks Beach

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‘the new staging is lively, often misguided and at times plain stupid. Michieletto catches the eccentricity of ETA Hoffm...
15/11/2024

‘the new staging is lively, often misguided and at times plain stupid. Michieletto catches the eccentricity of ETA Hoffmann’s stories but then relies on surface glitter to carry the show through - stilts and some sequinned ni***es won’t save the day‘

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✍🏻 Francis Muzzu

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We're looking for a Marketing Assistant to join our marketing team, working across Opera Now and our other music brands....
09/11/2024

We're looking for a Marketing Assistant to join our marketing team, working across Opera Now and our other music brands. Apply today 👇

Take an active role in promoting our music publications and events, with an emphasis on subscription marketing for Jazzwise, Musicals and Songlines magazines as well as supporting other titles.

The 78th Concours de Genève prize winners have been announced! The First Prize of the vocal competition went to soprano ...
06/11/2024

The 78th Concours de Genève prize winners have been announced! The First Prize of the vocal competition went to soprano Chelsea Marilyn Zurflüh and the Second Prize was awarded to baritone Jungrae Noah Kim.

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‘I had been a full-time opera singer until in 2005 when I pr*****ed two discs in my neck. I was in unspeakable pain and ...
04/11/2024

‘I had been a full-time opera singer until in 2005 when I pr*****ed two discs in my neck. I was in unspeakable pain and stage work suddenly proved difficult and scary. Once a fearless stage animal, I was depressed and grieving the loss of a treasured career…’

🎭 Opera singer and comedian shares her moving journey from injury to comedy, creating her archetypal parody character, Clemenzia von Trunksale

👀 read now online

https://www.gramophone.co.uk/opera-now/opinion/article/i-m-part-of-a-growing-trend-of-singers-who-are-carving-their-own-niche-in-the-industry-melinda-hughes-on-injury-comedy-and-loneliness-in-opera

‘To the Milanese booing the production team at the curtain call, I’d ask a simple question: what did you expect a McVica...
29/10/2024

‘To the Milanese booing the production team at the curtain call, I’d ask a simple question: what did you expect a McVicar Ring to look like? McVicar is not one for outrageous interpretations.’

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✍🏻Mark Pullinger

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‘This return of Wagner’s inexhaustible opera to the War Memorial Opera House for the first time in 18 years will undoubt...
28/10/2024

‘This return of Wagner’s inexhaustible opera to the War Memorial Opera House for the first time in 18 years will undoubtedly be recalled as a high-water mark.’

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✍🏻 Thomas May

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OPERA America announces 2024 Opera Hall of Fame inductees! Read the full story online now! 🎶
25/10/2024

OPERA America announces 2024 Opera Hall of Fame inductees!

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