Features
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Camera, action! Engaging students in online music learning
In our January issue, Elizabeth Stafford outlined some strategies to keep students engaged whenever there is an online element toRead More -
Thinking big
Little girls don’t play big Beethoven… or do they? Jessica Duchen examines established thinking on gendered repertoire I’m flying. I’veRead More -
A time for optimism
Gil Jetley, founder of the Music Holiday Italy piano courses, reflects on the opportunities and silver linings that have arisenRead More -
Back to Bach
Margaret Fingerhut immerses herself in the order and clarity of Bach’s fugues, discovering a sense of optimism amid the chaosRead More -
Album preview: Harmony by Borrtex
Czech composer and pianist Borrtex discusses his background in the film industry and introduces his new solo album Harmony WhatRead More -
River of change: NYO musicians’ mission to diversify orchestral music
There is a gaping hole in orchestral music. Harriet Clifford speaks to two musicians from the National Youth Orchestra ofRead More -
Why Michael Spyres excels at Rossini
In the cover feature of the October 2019 issue of Opera Now, Michael Spyres explained why his voice suits RossiniRead More -
Composer Julia Plaut introduces her new score for 24 Steinway pianos
Julia Plaut’s 24 Pianos was commissioned to celebrate the arrival of a new fleet of Steinway instruments at Cardiff’s RoyalRead More -
Five spooky scenes for Halloween
1: Weber’s Der Freischütz Max gets more than he bargained for when he makes a pact with the Devil’sRead More -
Recording Edward Gregson’s complete piano music
A new disc of Edward Gregson’s complete music for solo piano has been released by Naxos. Murray McLachlan shares hisRead More -
Ready, steady, rock: ABRSM Journeys Guitar review
ABRSM’s new guitar resource offers independent learners a pathway to playing rock and pop – but does this route leadRead More -
Test your wits in the Opera Now Quiz – No 2
The Opera Now QUIZ Do you know your Puccini from your Ponchielli? Test your operatic wits with another fiendish setRead More -
THE OPERA NOW QUIZ – No 1
Do you know your Puccini from your Ponchelli? Opera Now’s editorial team have put together a fiendish and intriguingRead More -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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
