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Why I wrote an opera about Greta Thunberg
Environment

Why I wrote an opera about Greta Thunberg

Lisa Logan, composer of After my Breath: A Love Letter To Greta, writes about why the environmental activist’s story belongs on stage

Opera singer Danielle de Niese: ‘I lost my singing voice when I was pregnant. I was in a panic’
Letter To My Younger Self

Opera singer Danielle de Niese: ‘I lost my singing voice when I was pregnant. I was in a panic’

Winning an Australian TV talent show was just the beginning of a stellar soprano career that has taken her to Glyndebourne via LA

The Opioid crisis has been turned into an opera
Opera

The Opioid crisis has been turned into an opera

The Galloping Cure traces the specifics of the opioid crisis in the US, but in these troubled times, audiences will find something to relate to wherever they’re from

Ballet and opera are still thriving, but Timothée Chalamet wasn’t entirely wrong
Arts

Ballet and opera are still thriving, but Timothée Chalamet wasn’t entirely wrong

A damning review of Arts Council England could mean long-awaited change for music
Classical

A damning review of Arts Council England could mean long-awaited change for music

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Dead Man Walking review – superbly dark opera, but light is around the corner
Opera

Dead Man Walking review – superbly dark opera, but light is around the corner

Tosca’s Russian soprano row sees politics replace performance for Royal Opera
Music

Tosca’s Russian soprano row sees politics replace performance for Royal Opera

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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
opera

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

The Kennedy dynasty’s darkest secret
opera

The Kennedy dynasty’s darkest secret

Hints of Scrooge at the Arts Council of England
Music

Hints of Scrooge at the Arts Council of England

English National Opera cuts speak of a deeper problem
funding

English National Opera cuts speak of a deeper problem

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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