The soprano is thrilling as Elvira in this rare production of Bellini’s knotty drama, set during the English Civil War

In a rare interview, the great composer’s granddaughter talks about why we need his music more than ever — and her campaign for a Mahler memorial in Vienna

In a rare interview, the great composer’s granddaughter talks about why we need his music more than ever — and her campaign for a Mahler memorial in Vienna

The murder of Henry Nowak by Vickrum Digwa led the US vice-president to blame ‘the mass invasion of migrants’. He’s wrong

Strauss’s gory opera goes full Tarantino in Mark Ravenhill’s no-holds-barred staging for Regent’s Opera at York Hall in London

Strauss’s gory opera goes full Tarantino in Mark Ravenhill’s no-holds-barred staging for Regent’s Opera at York Hall in London

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This revival at the Royal Opera House is a full-circle moment for Mark Elder, who first conducted the opera here in 1976. His experience shows in spades

She became a star straight out of music college, then motherhood, vocal problems and a fickle industry left her in the wilderness. Now the soprano is back at Covent Garden

Given its premiere at the Barbican, Tansy Davies’s The Passion of Mary Magdalene changes the focus of the traditional bible story — over 90 gruelling minutes

This revival at the Royal Opera House is a full-circle moment for Mark Elder, who first conducted the opera here in 1976. His experience shows in spades

Given its premiere at the Barbican, Tansy Davies’s The Passion of Mary Magdalene changes the focus of the traditional bible story — over 90 gruelling minutes

She became a star straight out of music college, then motherhood, vocal problems and a fickle industry left her in the wilderness. Now the soprano is back at Covent Garden

A few words in defense of my profession and its practitioners

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ENO shows it is still live and kicking with this raw and volatile production of Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

The star tenor talks about keeping his voice in shape at 62, his acrimonious divorce from Angela Gheorghiu and why opera singers should be treated better

The star tenor talks about keeping his voice in shape at 62, his acrimonious divorce from Angela Gheorghiu and why opera singers should be treated better

Rattle conducted this bracing performance of Janacek’s opera at the Barbican, 100 years after its premiere

Restaurants are already using a swift blow from a sharp knife to dispatch them, but langoustines are a different kettle of fish

The world’s most sought-after tenor says that the Royal Opera House’s uncompetitive fees do not make it viable for him to return to Britain

The world’s most sought-after tenor says that the Royal Opera House’s uncompetitive fees do not make it viable for him to return to Britain

Outside the Royal Opera House, a huddle wrapped in Ukrainian flags complained about the Russian soprano’s inclusion. Inside she was having a ball

Outside the Royal Opera House, a huddle wrapped in Ukrainian flags complained about the Russian soprano’s inclusion. Inside she was having a ball