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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
‘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
Oslo Opera House wins EU architecture awardThe Norwegian Opera and Ballet house in Oslo has been awarded this year’s Mies van der Rohe award, the European Union’s prize for contemporary architecture… 12/05/2009
Britten’s Peter Grimes set in Thatcher’s BritainBenjamin Britten’s opera Peter Grimes opens with an inquest into the death of fisherman Grimes’ young apprentice. British director Daniel Slater is staging a… 27/03/2009
Bolshoi theatre presents “Coppelia”Russia`s celebrated Bolshoi theatre has recently presented the 19th century piece “Coppelia”: The music was composed by Leo Delibes and the ballet was… 16/03/2009
La Scala intrigue sees top tenor replacedThe famed La Scala opera house has often been rocked by behind the scenes intrigues which threaten to eclipse the performances. Opening night was no exception… 08/12/2008
Monkey magic in LondonBlur frontman Damon Albarn’s Chinese extravaganza Monkey: Journey To The West has just opened in Greenwich in London. A spectacular mixture of Peking opera… 20/11/2008
