Swedish soprano Elisabet Strid has become one of the most compelling Wagnerian voices of her generation. A regular presence ...

The Grange Festival, set in idyllic grounds featuring sweeping views, ancient cedar trees and a stunning lake, represents the more grand surroundings for Summer operas, whereas Grange Park Opera ...

When Silvano does come back, he is unaware that Matilde was specifically with Renzo, but she tells him she is unworthy of being his wife, which prompts him to forgive her for whatever happened. Renzo ...

Ina Boyle (1889–1967), despite having written music in a wide range of genres (opera, ballet, chamber music, orchestral music and a deal of art song) has been much neglected by history. The reasons ...

Soprano Nardus Williams, lutenist Elizabeth Kenny and classicist Mary Beard in a programme of music and readings that salutes the powerful roles of women in classical antiquity, Renaissance Italy and ...

Barrie Kosky’s Siegfried at the Royal Opera House is the finest staging of the opera I’ve ever seen. It confirms his status as a theatrical director operating at the very top of his game, and marks – ...

Ah, those harbingers of Spring – no, not the snowdrops, but the reminders of the opening dates for public booking from ...