Sydney mezzo-soprano wins a place on prestigious Jette Parker Young Artists Programme. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Australian soprano steps in to play lead role in the Royal Opera’s L’Elisir d’Amore. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Will youth-aimed programming provide Covent Garden with next generation of opera lovers?

Young tenor wins place at the Royal Opera but first needs to raise some dough: enter Matthews, Carbó and Humble.

Leading soprano withdraws at a month’s notice claiming that Margueritte is “not right” for her. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Covent Garden’s Tsar brings Eugene Onegin to Australia and talks Tchaikovsky, childhood and the future of opera. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Royal Opera House brings the past to life as the Lady de Grey photo archive goes online. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Richard Jones’ lively ‘retro pageant’ take on Britten’s notorious flop proves anything but “Boriana”. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

It’s Friday night as I type this – though it won’t be when you’re reading it – and if you’re a Twitter person, you know what happens today: Follow Friday, or FF, a chance to recommend new tweeters to your own followers, and thereby give those people a vote of confidence and admiration. I confess I don’t often do it, mostly through sheer indecision (You’re All My Favourites!) but tonight I thought I might make up for that in an extended way. You may have read my recent opera column in the September issue of Limelight, all about opera singers and Twitter. I only managed to namecheck a few obvious superstars in that article, but there are so many more I could have mentioned – so here I am, on Follow Friday, with ten tweeting singers who I think are among the best. So if Twitter’s your thing, please read on, and maybe find a few new voices to enliven your feed. You can also follow me @primalamusica and Limelight @limelighted. Barry Banks @belcantobhoy     Fans of bel canto, and particularly of Opera Rara’s pioneering efforts, will know Barry’s voice – and virtuosity – very… Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from…

Maestro Antonio Pappano is knighted for his services to opera in the UK. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

La Stupenda's spectacular original costumes are on display in London's Royal Opera House.

The Duchess of Cambridge and her father-in-law have been enjoying performances at Covent Garden. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in