The International Opera Awards founder and entrepreneur argues the need for togetherness when campaigning for funding in the arts
The librettist Lila Palmer on setting the right direction for the development of opera in the 21st century
Why on earth am I being made to watch yet another operatic story told within grey concrete walls and under arid strip lighting?
Exploring the singer’s parallels with Puccini and why the opera stage should utilise up-and-coming songwriters
Am I rejoicing about the announcement from ENO that it will ‘move’ to Manchester? Yes and no...
How do you solve a problem like ensemble system?
'It’s due partly to the class trappings that still linger around opera, partly to media representation of it and partly to the general aura that we, the opera crowd, tend to emit.'
In 2012 entrepreneur Harry Hyman set up the International Opera Awards with the aim of celebrating the art form and providing financial support to those in the profession. This year, more than ever,...
Scrapping one-to-one tuition might be an easy solution, but it’s not the right solution
Homophobia surrounded the 1983 Bermondsey by-election. Robert Reid Allan's true-story opera looks at this landmark in queer history and questions how far we have still to go
Contemporary opera company Tête à Tête's Artistic Director on the future of new opera
Life beyond the country house – one summer weekend in the broadsheets crystallises the stark crossroads facing British opera
‘It’s perplexing to see that the Royal Opera House's 2023-24 season doesn’t feature a single contemporary work on the main stage’
A new column from Andrew Mellor, celebrating opera and prompting important discussions about the industry
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