Opera isn’t dead. It’s fighting back
- Wednesday, May 14, 2025
I am simply floored, humbled and stupefied by opera’s power and the vision of those who deliver it, week-in week-out
Opinion
Why are song recitals so difficult to sell?
- Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Despite their emotional depth and artistic brilliance, song recitals struggle to attract audiences – it’s time to ask why
Claire Jackson: 'There are times when fairness is not enough – and equity must prevail over equality'
- Thursday, February 27, 2025
'Sometimes, positive discrimination exists as a conscious policy. Like others, I have had my doubts about the fairness of such decisions'
The Opera Trip: 'Opera is treated as something as ridiculous as it is wondrous and essential'
- Thursday, February 6, 2025
The Opera Trip: how a Danish TV series is changing the game when it comes to talking about opera
'Exploring opera as a children’s cultural product is perhaps mostly a question of gatekeeping and access'
- Thursday, February 6, 2025
Beyond Hansel and Gretel: developing opera for children is a question of removing gatekeeping and improving access
‘It's the end of the world as we know it... and I feel fine!': Ben Woodward on life amidst a fringe Ring Cycle
- Monday, January 20, 2025
Ben Woodward writes honestly about the chaos, exhaustion and all-encompassing emotions of putting together Regents Opera's Ring cycle this February
A financial cliff-edge: saving Streetwise Opera
- Tuesday, January 14, 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...
'The view that the Arts Council should just shut up and give us lots more money is not realistic' – Michael Volpe on the ecology of opera
- Monday, December 16, 2024
Michael Volpe introduces what it would look like to confronting the opera industry's issues head-on, employing artists on annual contracts and reframing the powers of the entire system
'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
- Monday, November 4, 2024
Melinda Hughes shares the journey from spinal injury to beginning her work as a successful operatic comedian
The importance of making legendary opera roles you own
- Friday, October 11, 2024
Certain repertoire has the weight of history on its shoulders, but we should remember that previous singers were only interpreters
Does John Adams still ‘own’ Nixon in China?
- Friday, October 11, 2024
What is my opinion as a critic, audience member and fan of the opera worth, against that of its creator?
'Although it requires elite performers, French Baroque opera is for all' - Laurence Cummings
- Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Music Director of the Academy of Ancient Music Laurence Cummings looks back on the history of French Baroque opera and considers why it is so neglected in the UK
Excellence and relevance in opera are not mutually exclusive | Andrew Mellor opinion
- Monday, July 15, 2024
The traditional operatic canon can still profoundly speak to us today
'The essence of storytelling is about more than training' Tom Guthrie on Lewisham Creative Chorus
- Monday, July 15, 2024
Founder of Lewisham Creative Chorus brings forward the power of storytelling through opera, no matter your background
'Despite the elitist slur levelled at opera, it’s not the word that springs to mind when you work with talented young composers' | Dr Jessica Walker on new opera creation
- Friday, June 14, 2024
Singer, librettist and lecturer Jessica Walker highlights the importance of higher education in the development of new opera and audiences
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