Too hot to handle? An opera critic in bed with Carmen
In heavy disguise, opera critic Albert Ehrnrooth experiences the sweaty business of performing in a gigantic Carmen staged in scorching summer heat.
July 18, 2025
On the Record: November 2024
This month features a Kurt Weill trifecta, idiomatic Dvořák symphonies from the Czech Phil, a major Joshua Bell rediscovery and a radical take on Mozart’s Requiem.
October 21, 2024
Review: Aigul (Aigul Akhmetshina, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniele Rustioni)
Russian mezzo’s debut heralds a generational talent.
October 18, 2024
UK music organisation set to smash world record
The record for the longest live-streamed concert is set to be broken with music by female and non-binary artists.
January 17, 2024
2023 International Opera Awards announced
OA misses out for its Hoffman but Barrie Kosky awarded Best Director at the ceremony hosted in Warsaw.
November 10, 2023
Review: Il Tenore (Freddie De Tommaso, Philharmonia Orchestra, Paolo Arrivabeni)
Freddie De Tommaso stakes claim as “The Tenor” of his generation.
June 23, 2022