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'My people will sleep for one hundred years, but when they awake, it will be the artists who give them their spirit back,' Metis political leader and founding father of [...]

Wayne was born in England and did his first degree at the University of East Anglia. Coming to Canada in 1970, he completed an MA in philosophy and journalism at [...]

For over 40 years, Esther Gonthier has been a leading figure and a stalwart in the world of Canadian opera. A much-loved and respected figure within the business, known for [...]

WE ARE ALL IN THE ZOOM ROOM. I see myself on screen - just my name, on the black box - next to the names or avatars or screens of [...]

The countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo will be singing the starring role in Christoph Willibald Gluck's Orfeo edEuridice this spring at the Metropolitan Opera, and he just finished singing the part [...]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is easily one of the most recognisable names in the history of Western music, and for good reason. Mozart was as prodigious as they come, writing his [...]

Byline: INTERVIEW BY SARFRAZ MANZOOR Angelina Jolie is one of the most famous women in the world, but has never felt seen as an artist - now she's taken on [...]

FEATURES / Promoting opera Perfect pitch? For centuries, promoters have advertised opera in weird and wonderful ways. Alexandra Wilson takes a look at some of the more memorable campaigns When […]

EVERY MONTH / The full score Please go to Gate 9, where your opera is ready to board… In this era of delays and cancellations, looking up at a screen […]

Byline: Meghan Keen-Boehm, Managing Editor OperaCrole and M.S. Rau partnered on November 14 to celebrate and share a preview of the upcoming opera 'Morgiane.' Written by composer Edmond Dd, the [...]

EVERY MONTH The BBC Music Magazine PRIZE CROSSWORD NO. 406 Crossword set by Paul Henderson THE QUIZ [I.Gather round the manger for this month’s questions…] 1. Whose solo piano work [...]

IN THIS ISSUE / Opera & Stage Reviews OPERA CHOICE Rewarding Rihm with a tour-de-force performance Small numbers make a big impact in this recording of the late composer’s [I.Jakob [...]

EVERY MONTH / The Full Score Rotating pope leaves opera audience reeling A new opera in Germany has created global headlines by being so shocking that it left 18 audience [...]

Volume 2 of ‘Wolfgang Sawallisch: The Warner Classics Edition’ concentrates on the world of opera and includes a number of repertory rarities. In its day Schubert’s Singspiel [I.Die Zwillingsbrüder] (‘The [...]

THE CRITICS Music | Opera | Pop | Art | Theatre | Cinema | TV | Podcasts | Radio | Architecture Norman Lebrecht on Music The northern star shining brightest [...]

(PHOTOGRAPHY: THE TULLY POTTER COLLECTION) For some, he is the finest lyric tenor ever produced by the US. Rosa Ponselle rated him as the best tenor of his time, ahead [...]

Mikel Rouse is one of the most important and accomplished contemporary American opera composers. Coming to New York out of Kansas City in 1979 with his rock band, Tirez Tirez, [...]

Byline: Justin Davidson,Sara Holdren The Metropolitan Opera opened its season Monday with the company premiere of Grounded, with a score by Jeanine Tesori and a libretto by George Brant. Theater [...]

A lovelorn, skittish heroine: Nadine Sierra is in luscious form for her house debut at the Royal Opera as Adina in Laurent Pelly’s production of L’elisir d’amore (PHOTOGRAPHY: CLIVE BARDA/ROH) [...]