Opera
The week in classical: Tannhäuser; Isata Kanneh-Mason & Maxwell Quartet; Gesualdo Six: Secret Byrd
Majestic Lise Davidsen and Gerald Finley carry the Royal Opera’s illness-hit Wagner revival; Isata Kanneh-Mason and co shine; and in the shadows with William Byrd
Fiona Maddocks
04, Feb, 2023 @12:30 PM
Kit Hesketh-Harvey obituary
Writer, broadcaster and half of the renowned cabaret act Kit and the Widow
Michael Coveney
03, Feb, 2023 @3:47 PM
The Barber of Seville review – Payare’s perky Rossini makes this revival fizz
With rising newcomers such as Aigul Akhmetshina and veterans such as Bryn Terfel, this is an irresistible performance conducted with verve by Rafael Payare, in his ROH debut
Clive Paget
03, Feb, 2023 @11:51 AM
Carmen review – vivid revival sees ENO on fighting form
With Bizet’s opera’s menace and casual cruelty to the fore, cracking performances from soloists and chorus alike ensure that this is a tense and atmospheric production
Erica Jeal
02, Feb, 2023 @12:29 PM
Kit Hesketh-Harvey, screenwriter, composer and lyricist, dies aged 65
The British entertainer said to be a favourite of King Charles, whose credits ranged from Merchant Ivory and opera to The Vicar of Dibley, has died
Tim Jonze
02, Feb, 2023 @11:05 AM
Tannhäuser review – Lise Davidsen gleams though Albery’s Wagner misfires again
Tim Albery’s second revival only fitfully illuminates the opera’s complexities, but the singing and acting are superb
Tim Ashley
30, Jan, 2023 @12:31 PM
BP sponsorship of Royal Opera House ends after 33 years
Move leaves British Museum and Science Museum isolated as arts institutions with fossil fuel sponsors
Esther Addley
25, Jan, 2023 @1:36 PM
British opera singer creates work to reveal humanity of enslaved ancestors
Insurrection: A Work in Progress by Peter Brathwaite will highlight folk traditions as a form of resistance
Harriet Sherwood Arts and culture correspondent
25, Jan, 2023 @7:00 AM
Director Simon Stone: ‘My heroes are women’
The innovative Australian director who successfully cast Billie Piper in Yerma is now reframing Phaedra as a postmenopausal love story with Janet McTeer
Claire Armitstead
21, Jan, 2023 @5:00 PM
The week in classical: Least Like the Other; Elena Urioste and Tom Poster
The sad fate of Rosemary Kennedy is strikingly told by Irish National Opera. Plus, the female French composer we should all know about…
Fiona Maddocks
21, Jan, 2023 @12:30 PM
English National Opera to receive £11.46m from Arts Council England
Investment will sustain its work in London for another year after ENO was removed from ACE’s national portfolio
Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent
17, Jan, 2023 @4:39 PM
Spanish singer is first to claim sexual assault by Plácido Domingo
Woman, whose allegation follows sexual harassment claims by at least 20 others, says conduct took place two decades ago
Sam Jones in Madrid
16, Jan, 2023 @5:17 PM
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