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German Nazi-themed opera cancelled It is curtains closed for a Nazi-themed Wagner opera in Dusseldorf. The ‘Tannhäuser’, which had been running at the Rheinoper opera house, was cancelled… 09/05/2013
Verdi’s ‘Simon Boccanegra’ wows Vienna Vienna, the city of art and music par excellence, was recently the venue for Verdi’s ‘Simon Boccanegra’ performed at the Konzerthaus – the prestigious concert… 25/04/2013
Thomas Hampson, Luca Pisaroni and Massimo Zanetti interview extras In this unedited footage Thomas Hampson discusses Verdi’s musical language whilst his son-in-law tells of how much an Italian can learn on interpreting Verdi… 25/04/2013
Philip Glass’s ‘Lost’ opera finds a home in Austria Life, death, fame, fortune, joy and sadness; Philip Glass’ new opera The Lost combines them all, and then some more. It is the American composer’s second… 16/04/2013
Andrea Bocelli: a man of good will A global entertainment phenomenon, a mega-star tenor, a crossover champion – Andrea Bocelli is all of these and much more. With sales exceeding 80 million… 11/04/2013
Twitter row hits the right notes A Twitter feud over how to handle the euro crisis has been set to music in what’s being described as a ‘financial opera’ titled Nostra Culpa or Our… 10/04/2013
Parsifal: a mystical drama – a philosophical experience “Parsifal” by Richard Wagner has triumphed recently at the Met in New York. The charismatic presence of the main interpreter, German tenor Jonas Kaufmann… 28/03/2013
Jonas Kaufmann, Asher Fisch: interview extras In this unedited footage Jonas Kaufmann tells of the impossibility of choosing between Wagner and Verdi, whilst Asher Fisch also recounts of the difficulty… 28/03/2013
Turn on the radio, it’s opera time! It’s the essential rendez-vous for music lovers on Italian public radio: La Barcaccia, a satirical show on the world of opera. Both cult and cultivated… 14/03/2013
Monte Carlo: one Violetta can hide another It is one of the most popular operas in the world. More than 150 years after its premiere, Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpiece La Traviata still leaves both… 14/02/2013
When Verdi went to Venice Venice and Verdi: the inseparable. The city where such famous operas as Rigoletto or La Traviata premiered, and the great Italian composer, whose bicentenary… 17/01/2013
Bonus interview: Sir John Eliot Gardiner Renowned British conductor tells us about the enriching experience of working with Italian soprano Desirée Rancatore, his love for La Fenice opera house… 17/01/2013
Lohengrin opens La Scala’s new season La Scala in Milan opened its new season with a production of Wagner’s Lohengrin, an opera the composer himself said was his saddest work. It is the… 20/12/2012
Puccini Far West Opera opens Monte Carlo season Monte Carlo’s Opera House has opened the season with one of Puccini’s less known but most complex works. Rising opera star Meagan Miller, the American… 13/12/2012
Greek Dancebox The Greek National Opera has launched a new programme called the Dancebox Project, aimed at helping unemployed ballet dancers. Unsurprisingly, the audition… 29/11/2012
London Royal Opera House celebrates Wagner 2013 will mark the bicentenary of Wagner’s birth. To celebrate the anniversary, London’s Royal Opera House has put on the whole of Wagner’s Ring, with… 15/11/2012
Bonus interview: Antonio Pappano Interview with Maestro Antonio Pappano. 15/11/2012
Desdemona lives in Manhattan Renée Fleming returns to one of her most celebrated roles as Desdemona in Verdi’s Otello. It is currently on at New York’s Met, home to the world’s most… 18/10/2012
Opera Lulu gets a blues and jazz makeover A new version of the opera Lulu has premiered in Berlin, with a score by Austrian composer Olga Neuwirth. It tells the tale of Lulu, an upperclass… 04/10/2012
The land of Puccini echoes to La Bohème arias The tragic story of Mimì and Rodolfo in early nineteenth century Paris, and the unforgettable arias which made La Bohème immortal, have drawn thousands of… 06/09/2012
Don Giovanni the great seducer: bonus interview More excerpts from our interviews (in English and Italian) with bass-baritone Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, soprano Carmen Giannattasio and tenor Saimir Pirgu. 26/07/2012
Don Giovanni the great seducer The poet E.T.A Hoffmann called Mozart’s Don Giovanni “the opera of all operas” and for the 90th anniversary of the Festival Arena di Verona, the director and… 26/07/2012
Salzburg, where Bartoli meets Cleopatra There was a very modern setting in Salzburg for the production of Handel’s opera, Julius Caesar in Egypt. The power struggle between Cleopatra and Ptolemy… 14/06/2012
The Life and Death of Marina Abramović An opera about the iconic performance artist Marina Abramović is now on at the Teatro Real in Madrid. Abramović is known for taking art to the extreme with… 12/04/2012
Old is new again in Verdi’s ‘I Masnadieri’ The glorious San Carlo opera house in Naples is staging Verdi’s ‘I Masnadieri’ (The Bandits), a story about tragic love, feuding brothers, and a gang of young… 29/03/2012
Terre et Cendres: Afghanistan’s story in opera After decades of war and violence, Afghanistan is still a long way from peace. French Afghan writer and director Atiq Rahimi takes us on a journey into the… 20/03/2012
Madam Butterfly in 3D, fresh anglesIt is the most subtle of facial gestures that matter when you go to see a live performance. However, when you go to a grand venue and your seat is not at the… 24/02/2012
Bonus interview: Jonas Kaufmann More excerpts from our interview with German tenor Jonas Kaufmann. 23/02/2012
Faust according to Jonas Kaufmann The Opera House in Vienna could be described as a Hall of Fame for the lyrical world. In this year’s programme Charles Gounod’s Faust is not to be missed. The… 23/02/2012
Bonus interview: Fabio Luisi and Rudolf Buchbinder Here are some extra excerpts from our interview with pianist Rudolf Buchbinder and conductor Fabio Luisi (in Italian). 26/01/2012
Florence’s new opera house ‘a metaphysical space of absolute purity’ Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 is considered one of the most harrowing pieces in the classical repertoire. Austrian pianist Rudolf Buchbinder is a… 26/01/2012
The show goes on at La ScalaGuests attend Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” at La Scala opera house in Milan. Outside anti-austerity protesters were voicing their anger at Italy’s elite… 08/12/2011
Bonus Interview British conductor Harry Bicket tells us about opera seria and Handel’s Rodelinda, and the American soprano Renée Fleming discusses the future of opera, and… 30/11/2011
Renée Fleming’s Rodelinda dazzles the Met Bright lights in the big city and also in the opera world, with the Met production of Handel’s Rodelinda in New York. Composed in 1725, nowadays it is relayed… 30/11/2011
Bonus interview: Placido Domingo and Antonio Pappano Here are some extra excerpts from our interview with Placido Domingo (in Spanish) and Antonio Pappano (in English). 02/11/2011
Celebrations embrace Placido Domingo at Covent Garden Othello is a tragic hero on the stage and in opera and is the protagonist of Verdi’s masterpiece. At the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden he is brought to… 02/11/2011
Bolshoi Theatre reopens after renovations After years of controversy, questions over missing funds, and accusations of corruption the Bolshoi Theatre renovation is complete and the theatre is due to… 27/10/2011
The Vienna Philharmonic does Sydney From the Blue Danube to Down Under; from refined, sophisticated Vienna to outdoorsy, hedonistic Sydney – the recent Antipodean tour of the Vienna Philharmonic… 20/10/2011
Bonus Musica: interview with Thomas Hampson More excerpts from our interview with American baritone Thomas Hampson. 22/09/2011
Hero of 9/11 immortalised in opera A new opera premiered in San Francisco on the eve of the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks telling the story of one of the heroes. But Heart of a Soldier goes… 22/09/2011
Bonus: Glyndebourne This ‘Musica’ bonus includes a few more excerpts from our interviews (in English and Italian) with Glyndebourne General Director David Pickard and contralto… 09/09/2011
The Glyndebourne identity A beautiful country house in the Sussex Downs, 80 kilometres south of London is home to one of the most prestigious opera festivals in the world –… 09/09/2011
Dame Kiri tends opera’s green shoots in Verbier New Zealand soprano Kiri Te Kanawa can boast a career several decades long; among the most beloved voices of the 70s, 80s and 90s, she has performed in the… 25/08/2011
Bonus : OperaliaThis ‘Musica’ bonus includes a few more excerpts from our interviews with opera legend Plácido Domingo, the winners Pretty Yende and René Barbera and famous… 11/08/2011
Opera’s upcoming talent goes to Moscow In partnership with: It is the most important classical voice competition of contemporary times. ‘Operalia’ was founded in 1993 by none other than the… 09/08/2011
Salzburg Festival: Mozart and then some The 91st Salzburg classical opera Festival is under way in the Austrian city where Mozart was born. The Marriage of Figaro opened the event. Among the… 01/08/2011
Bonus: Antonio Pappano This ‘Musica’ bonus includes a few excerpts from our interview with Maestro Antonio Pappano, Music Director at Royal Opera, Covent Garden 29/07/2011
All Tosca’s men One of the most memorable arias in the history of opera passionately sung by Angela Gheorghiu is Puccini’s Tosca in the recent Royal Opera – Covent Garden… 27/07/2011
Italian tenor trio go Stateside At first glance, they look like your typical teenagers. But as soon as they open their mouths, you realise there is something special about the three young… 29/06/2011
When Cleopatra went to Versailles ‘Julius Caesar’, Handel’s masterpiece, has been pulling in the crowds in the extraordinary setting of the ‘Opéra Royal’ in Versailles. Despite its title… 01/06/2011
The soul of the young Macedonian nation The soul of any country is its culture and heritage, and for Macedonians they are of vital importance. In the last of our special three-part series we… 05/05/2011
Breathtaking decor at Bregenz Festival Preparations are underway at Lake Constance in Austria ahead of this summer’s Bregenz Festival. The lake’s impressive floating stage will feature Umberto… 20/04/2011
Bonus: Sir John Eliot Gardiner & Dan Jemmett The ‘Musica’ bonus includes a few excerpts from our interview with conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner and stage director Dan Jemmett. 19/04/2011
Sir John Eliot Gardiner takes Weber to Paris Der Freischütz – ‘The Freeshooter’ - is Carl Maria von Weber’s masterpiece and is considered the model for German Romantic opera. However, it is the French… 19/04/2011
Opera Anna Bolena hits all the right notes in Vienna The premiere of Gaetano Donizetti’s opera Anna Bolena marked the start of the spring and summer Opera season in Vienna. 06/04/2011
Bonus: Plácido Domingo The ‘Musica’ bonus includes an excerpt (in Spanish) from our interview with Plácido Domingo. As the artist also manages two opera houses, he explains how… 06/04/2011
King Domingo’s triumphant return to Buenos Aires With a career spanning 50 years, 3,500 performances in more than 130 roles, there is no doubting Plácido Domingo’s place in the annals of operatic history. He… 06/04/2011
Anna Nicole, the Opera Her life was a soap opera, played out in courtrooms and on the pages of gossip magazines. The world was fascinated by Anna Nicole Smith: her plastic surgery… 22/02/2011
Bonus: Mark-Anthony Turnage and Antonio Pappano Here are a few extra excerpts from our interviews with composer Mark-Anthony Turnage and Antonio Pappano, Music Director at the Royal Opera House in London’s… 22/02/2011
Cecilia Bartoli on Rossini’s seductive ‘Comte Ory’ To the delight of her many fans Cecilia Bartoli is back, with her dramatic personality and enchanting voice. She plays Countess Adèle in Rossini’s Comte Ory… 09/02/2011
Bonus: Renée Fleming Here are a few extra excerpts from our interview with the American soprano Renée Fleming. She speaks about her decade-long experience of singing Mozart’s… 02/12/2010
‘I was a late bloomer’: soprano Renée Fleming The American soprano Renée Fleming, one of today’s finest opera singers, has been described as the ‘People’s Diva.’ But it was not easy at the start though… 02/12/2010
Bonus interview: Antonio Pappano & Ermonela Jaho Please find some extra interview excerpts with the London Royal Opera House’s Antonio Pappano and soprano Ermonela Jaho. 22/09/2010
Taking ‘La Traviata’ to Tokyo For almost two decades London’s Royal Opera House has not set foot in Japan. Now it is back in Yokohama and Tokyo, showing, among others, Verdi’s La… 22/09/2010
‘Aida’ closes Arena season in Verona A spectacular production of Aida, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, has closed this year’s opera season at the Arena in Verona, the biggest open air theatre in… 09/09/2010
Bonus interview: Amerilli Nizza Here are a few extra excerpts from our interview with Italian opera singer Amerilli Nizza. 09/09/2010
Bonus interview: Elisabeth Kulman & Riccardo Muti Here are a few extra excerpts from our interview with conductor Riccardo Muti and with mezzo-soprano Elisabeth Kulman. 10/08/2010
The Vienna Philharmonic: Love conquers all Ninety years old this year it may be, but the Salzburg Festival remains as fit as a fiddle. Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice is among the operas performed this… 10/08/2010
Bonus interview: Plácido Domingo Here are some extra excerpts from our interview with Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo. He tells us more about his life and his upcoming projects. 14/07/2010
Opera legend Plácido Domingo Plácido Domingo needs the stage like air to breath. The Spanish tenor is no stranger to London’s Royal Opera House. He is a regular performer there and is… 13/07/2010
Operalia’s rising stars – interview bonus Here are a few extra excerpts from our interviews with the great Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo and some of the winners of his competition Operalia. 10/05/2010
Domingo nurtures opera’s rising stars Milan, La Scala and Plácido Domingo – all together for Operalia, the prestigious world opera competition. It was founded by the legendary Spanish tenor… 05/05/2010
Bonus interview: Bryn Terfel Here are a few extra excerpts from our interview with Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel, now performing in Verdi’s “Falstaff” at Monte-Carlo Opera House. 25/03/2010
Falstaff at the Monte-Carlo Opera House It’s another major cultural event for Monte-Carlo. At the famous Opera House, in the building shared with the legendary Casino, a new production of Verdi’s… 25/03/2010
Cecilia Bartoli, ‘the joyful one’ Even when hard at work rehearsing, Cecilia Bartoli lives up to her nickname ‘La Gioiosa,’ the joyful one. Eight million record sales put her among the… 25/02/2010
La Scala – Where Passion Thrives La Scala in Milan is the most famous opera house in the world thanks to its extraordinary history. The revolutionary composer Giuseppe Verdi worked for this… 10/02/2010
Bonus interview: Stéphane Lissner Here are some extra excerpts from our interview with Stéphane Lissner, La Scala General Manager and Artistic Director, about his experience at the top of this… 10/02/2010
The German voice conquering the world Jonas Kaufmann is the star of international opera houses who has won acclaim for his voice and interpretation of leading roles. Critics hailed the German… 28/01/2010
Verdi’s ‘Simon Boccanegra’ wows ViennaVienna, the city of art and music par excellence, was recently the venue for Verdi’s ‘Simon Boccanegra’ performed at the Konzerthaus – the prestigious concert… 25/04/2013
Jonas Kaufmann, Asher Fisch: interview extrasIn this unedited footage Jonas Kaufmann tells of the impossibility of choosing between Wagner and Verdi, whilst Asher Fisch also recounts of the difficulty… 28/03/2013
Parsifal: a mystical drama – a philosophical experience“Parsifal” by Richard Wagner has triumphed recently at the Met in New York. The charismatic presence of the main interpreter, German tenor Jonas Kaufmann… 28/03/2013
Jonas Kaufmann, Asher Fisch: interview extrasIn this unedited footage Jonas Kaufmann tells of the impossibility of choosing between Wagner and Verdi, whilst Asher Fisch also recounts of the difficulty… 28/03/2013
Russian soprano’s Galina Vishnevskaya dies at 86The russian opera singer Galina Vishnevskaya has died at the age of 86 in Moscow. The widow of cellist Mstislv Rostropovitch began her career at the Bolshoi… 11/12/2012
Germany influences Italy Opera as well as economyItaly’s beleagured Prime Minister Mario Monti paid a visit to Milan’s famous La Scala opera house on Friday, accompanied by his wife. But even there, he… 07/12/2012
‘Hitler’s favourite actor’ dead at 108The man once dubbed Hitler’s favourite actor has died aged 108. Dutch-born Johannes Heesters passed away at a clinic in Starnberg, southern Germany after a… 25/12/2011
Russia’s Bolshoi is back after lavish revivalA revered Russian landmark has been revived. VIP guests were invited to the reopening of Moscow’s world-famous Bolshoi Theatre after a six-year-renovation… 28/10/2011
Sydney (finally) gets its Opera HouseOctober 20, 1973. The Sydney Opera House is officially opened by Australia’s head of state, Queen Elizabeth II. The building has become an icon of 20th… 19/10/2011
Barenboim becomes new La Scala musical directorMilan’s renowned opera house La Scala has named Daniel Barenboim as its new musical director. He has been producing operas at the venue for the last five… 13/10/2011
Italian opera star Licitra dies after crashItalian opera tenor, Salvatore Licitra, has died from chest and head injuries sustained in a road accident last month. The singer widely seen as an artistic… 06/09/2011
bonus-musica-operalia-This ‘Musica’ bonus includes a few more excerpts from our interviews with opera legend Plácido Domingo, the winners Pretty Yende and René Barbera and famous… 11/08/2011
Ruby of Berlusconi fame gets special offerA 78-year-old Austrian construction mogul has invited “Ruby the Heartbreaker”, the 18-year-old at the centre of the Silvio Berlusconi “bunga bunga” sex… 23/02/2011
Scuffles at La ScalaThe opening night of the opera season at La Scala in Milan has been marked by scuffles between police and protesters angry at Italian government cuts, on the… 07/12/2010
“La Stupenda”, Joan Sutherland dies aged 83Tributes have poured in from around the world after the death of the operatic legend Joan Sutherland. Known by her legion of fans as “La Stupenda”, the… 12/10/2010
Das Rheingold at the MetNew York’s A-listers were out in force for the first night at the Met. The opening opera was Wagner’s ‘Das Rheingold’, the first part of Wagner’s Ring… 29/09/2010
Teatro Colon reopens in Buenos AiresArgentina’s renowned Teatro Colon, one of the world’s great opera houses, has reopened after a three-year restoration project. The venue, modelled on La… 25/05/2010
New season underway at Venice’s La FeniceVenice might be renowned for canals, gondoliers and ice-cream, but its opera house “Teatro La Fenice” is equally well known. La Fenice — or the Phoenix —… 05/02/2010
Culture round-upEurope’s oldest opera house has just re-opened its doors after a major revamp. The San Carlo Theatre in Naples, Italy, now boasts a hi-tech stage, air… 29/01/2010
End of an era at the StaatsoperThe Vienna State Opera was officially inaugurated on May 25, 1869, and in its long history studded with famous directors like Richard Strauss, Gustav Mahler… 07/01/2010
Orchestra in Lyon supports rising musical starsJun Merkl is the music director of ‘Orchestre National Lyon’. He knows how hard it is to make it in the world of classical music. So he is inviting young… 07/12/2009
Russia leads at Baden-Baden opera festivalThere is a distinctly Russian theme for this year’s summer festival at Germany’s largest opera house, the Festspielhaus in Baden-Baden. Soprano star Anna… 22/07/2009
