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Glyndebourne opera festival might be elitist – but it’s also more community minded than you think
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Glyndebourne opera festival might be elitist – but it’s also more community minded than you think

It is said that conversation must battle the popping of champagne corks at Glyndebourne, but there is more to the opera festival than meets the eye

Opera performers are using Palestinian flags to make a stand. And why shouldn’t they?
Classical music

Opera performers are using Palestinian flags to make a stand. And why shouldn’t they?

Waving flags is nothing new in classical music and opera, so we shouldn’t be surprised that performers are making a stand for Palestine

This new opera influenced by homeless children shines light on UK’s housing crisis
Opera

This new opera influenced by homeless children shines light on UK’s housing crisis

Garsington Youth Company puts the spotlight on homelessness and its effects on children

Women of the Windrush review – a carefully crafted operatic tribute of true stories
Music

Women of the Windrush review – a carefully crafted operatic tribute of true stories

Celebrating 100 years of composer Pierre Boulez, a provocative musical thinker
Classical Music

Celebrating 100 years of composer Pierre Boulez, a provocative musical thinker

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There’s a tragic inevitability with Angelina Jolie’s Maria Callas
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There’s a tragic inevitability with Angelina Jolie’s Maria Callas

I was made homeless in my 60s and slept on night buses. Then I found opera – and it saved me
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I was made homeless in my 60s and slept on night buses. Then I found opera – and it saved me

I committed a cardinal sin at the Wexford Festival Opera
Claire Jackson

I committed a cardinal sin at the Wexford Festival Opera

Oedipus Rex and the emerging trend of operas using a mix of amateur and pro voices
Music

Oedipus Rex and the emerging trend of operas using a mix of amateur and pro voices

Why English National Opera relocating to Manchester will be more complicated than it looks
Music

Why English National Opera relocating to Manchester will be more complicated than it looks

The Last Siren: This dementia-friendly night at the opera is making arts more inclusive
Opera

The Last Siren: This dementia-friendly night at the opera is making arts more inclusive

Just Stop Oil targeted Glyndebourne, but their aim could be better
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Just Stop Oil targeted Glyndebourne, but their aim could be better

The Kennedy dynasty’s darkest secret
opera

The Kennedy dynasty’s darkest secret

English National Opera cuts speak of a deeper problem
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English National Opera cuts speak of a deeper problem

English National Opera is in a fight for its life
Music

English National Opera is in a fight for its life

How opera is giving a powerful voice to migrants
Music

How opera is giving a powerful voice to migrants

The solution to racism controversy in opera is staring us in the face
music

The solution to racism controversy in opera is staring us in the face

In opera Violet, time becomes elastic and society crumbles
classical music

In opera Violet, time becomes elastic and society crumbles

Pioneering opera about a transgender woman comes to the UK
Music

Pioneering opera about a transgender woman comes to the UK

Houses Slide: Opera star gets on her bike to tackle climate change
Music

Houses Slide: Opera star gets on her bike to tackle climate change

How La bohème reveals the consequences of poverty and homelessness
Culture

How La bohème reveals the consequences of poverty and homelessness