Features
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Five operatic originals to watch online online
Lockdown is gradually being lifted, but with live performances still on hold, opera companies are finding ever more inventiveRead More -
Live opera returns to Italy this summer
In the shadow of Ravenna’s Rocca Brancaleone on 21 June, Riccardo launched this year’s edition of the Ravenna Festival toRead More -
21 discoveries in 21 years
As Scala Radio presenter and Classical Music columnist Jack Pepper turns 21, he reflects on 21 significant musical discoveries TheRead More -
Jonas Kaufmann: why Otello is ‘a hell of a part’
‘There are not many operas where I have difficulty coming back to the real world. Verdi’s Otello is one ofRead More -
Drop the kids off at the Met Opera’s online summer camp
The Metropolitan Opera is launching the Met Opera Global Summer Camp, a new educational initiative to engage and support studentsRead More -
Young at heart: Centre for Young Musicians turns 50
London’s Centre for Young Musicians (CYM), a division of the Guildhall School, turns 50 this year. CM caught up with alumnusRead More -
Test your wits in the Opera Now quiz
Do you know your Puccini from your Ponchielli? In our new May/June issue, Opera Now’s editorial team have put togetherRead More -
The unexpected beauties of Beethoven
‘If I could write a letter to Beethoven I would ask him why he didn’t write a second opera –Read More -
Forging futures
The Foyle Future First (FFF) scheme was developed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra to nurture talented orchestral players. Participants rehearseRead More -
Artist of the Month: Chloé van Soeterstède
Toby Deller meets Chloé van Soeterstède, a young conductor with a vision and an orchestra behind her ‘A conductor withoutRead More -
Was Anonymous really a woman?
Professor Laurie Stras tells the story of a musical rediscovery In A Room Of One’s Own, Virginia Woolf wrote, ‘IRead More -
Renée Fleming: a survey of her recorded legacy
Francis Muzzu gives a personal overview of the 25-year recording career of opera’s leading soprano Mention Renée Fleming to aRead More -
Banging on
What could be more fun than making your own musical instruments? Start with these simple ideas using recycled objects toRead More -
Learning & Development: Music
Music is important in its own right in promoting young children’s cognitive development, well-being and enjoyment, says Linda Pound. ThisRead More -
Premieres: February’s new music
Michael Hersch’s the script of storms sets the poetry of Iraqi poet Fawzi Karim to music for soprano and orchestra.Read More -
Standing together
Classical Music columnist Jack Pepper remembers musicians who composed in the concentration camps of World War Two 2019 led toRead More -
A family affair
James Picton-Turbervill is the the fifth member of his family to join the Bach Choir. He explains what this connectionRead More -
Work in progress – Frobenius & Sons
The new home of Danish organ builder Frobenius & Sons keeps the north winds out and some intriguing projects in,Read More -
Remembering Harry Kupfer: a towering figure in opera directing
Harry Kupfer, one of the most prominent figures in European opera directing in the postwar era, died on 30 DecemberRead More -
THE 10 ESSENTIAL GAMELAN ALBUMS
Andy Channing picks some of his favourite recordings from the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali. This article appeared inRead More
