Wagnerites rejoice! Parsifal and the climax of Barrie Kosky’s acclaimed Ring cycle are in the pipeline. The director of opera talks about scoring a bullseye, the storms that rocked last season – and …
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Millions to be impacted by 48-hour public transport strike in popular European destination ○
Germany's second largest trade union, Verdi, is behind the two-day strike set to take place from tomorrow, with trains, trams and buses across the European country likely to be affected.
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The Winter Olympics is a dazzling spectacle – but on the ground in Italy the mood is darker | Jamie Mackay ⊖
The Games could have showcased Milan’s abundant culture and architecture. Instead it has filled the city with gaudy pavilions and gentrification
On a bad day, Milan can feel less like a city than an o…
4 months ago
From shiveringly vivid Mahler to the eclectic Hermes Experiment: our top classical recordings of 2025 ⊕⊕
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Opera may be conspicuous by its absence, but the brilliance of Berlin Philharmonic’s Schoenberg and the exceptional South Korean Yunchan Lim gave us plenty to sink our teeth into this year
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6 months ago
The Sicilian Vespers review – plot and theatrical panache collide in Verdi’s Parisian reinvention ○
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Stefan Herheim’s production of this fascinating work battles with hollowness and ambiguities despite an impressive debut from Speranza Scappucci as principal guest conductor
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7 months ago
As Putin’s bombs fall on Ukraine, the Royal Opera House had a call to make about Anna Netrebko. It made the wrong one | Martin Kettle ○
The Russian soprano says she has condemned the war and has no affinity with this Kremlin. But hosting her still seems unwise
Puccini’s Tosca is high on the list of operas I don’t much care if I never …
8 months ago
The moment I knew: as the curtains fell on our first performance, the electricity between us was palpable ○
At first, Australian soprano Nicole Car found her costar’s confidence curiously endearing. Later she realised they had serious chemistry, on and off the stage
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13 months ago
‘The palace called and I heard myself saying yes’: how Errollyn Wallen went from Top of the Pops to Master of the King’s Music ○
Written off in her youth, the unstoppable Belize-born musician has overcome indifference, mockery and abuse to become one of Britain’s most acclaimed composers. You have to hang onto your own worth, …
As the far right surges around the globe, what can a new TV series about Mussolini teach us? | Caroline Moorehead ○
Joe Wright’s new drama gives a theatrical take on the dictator’s flaws but there is so much more history viewers need to know
On 3 January 1925, Benito Mussolini delivered the most important speech of…
Driver who hit union rally in ‘suspected attack’ in Munich is Afghan asylum seeker, police say ○
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Children among at least 28 hurt as incident expected to inflame tensions ahead of this month’s election
A 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker has driven a car into a trade union demonstration in Munich, …