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Opera Now captures the drama, colour and vitality of one of the most powerful of all the performing arts, showcasing the creative spirit of opera both on stage and behind the scenes. In addition, our 32-year magazine archive is now available to subscribers to our ‘digital’ and ‘print & digital’ packages, allowing you to explore more than 270 issues of opera history.

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Celebrating opera’s leadership

DAFYDD JONES Baritone

NEWS & NOTES • British opera recognised in Royal Philharmonic Society Awards

Dudamel and Deaf West collaborate on Beethoven’s Fidelio

News in Brief

Q&A with DJ Kurs, artistic director of Deaf West Theatre

Edinburgh International Festival announces summer operas

Jane Irwin named head of vocal studies at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Aribert Reimann 1936-2024

IN Opera Now AUTUMN 2024

The creative in charge • We do not have to choose between innovation and excellence

Prompter • Has opera had enough grey concrete?

Verbier fever • Exploring life for tomorrow’s opera stars on the accalimed Atelier Lyrique programme at the Verbier Festival

Defining limitless • Whether conducting the English National Opera, championing refugee musicians or supporting young composers, Russian-American Lidiya Yankovskaya is mindful of the profound connections to her heritage, cultural identity and artistic conscience

Carmen connections • Damiano Michieletto’s new production of Carmen for the Royal Opera House brings a renewed focus on relationships and psychology to Bizet’s renowned score

Empowering opera • General director of English Touring Opera, Robin Norton-Hale discusses her sanguine drive to present ambitious performances in the current opera climate

Finding funny • Director of Glyndebourne’s new production of The Merry Widow, Cal McCrystal talks about the sometimes not-so-subtle art of making opera funny

Safeguarding the future of Italian opera • Italian conductor Riccardo Muti’s Italian Opera Academy was launched in 2015 in Ravenna’s Teatro Alighieri. We explore the impact of the maestro on the next generation of opera artists

Antonio Pappano at the ROH • As Sir Antonio Pappano steps down as music director of the Royal Opera House, Francis Muzzu takes a look back at a representative selection of his many great achievements with the company over the last 22 years

Love is alive • A new opera of Hardy’s Under the Greenwood Tree premieres at Dorset Opera this summer. We meet Paul Carr, the production’s composer and director, to discover the journey of the work’s creation

Ellen Reid: The Shell Trial

London Opera Fringe

Verdi: Il trovatore & I Lombardi

Sweden

X: The Life & Times of Malcolm X

Opéra de Lyon

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Book reviews

Opera Now The opera lover’s essential guide

Spotlight April – June 2024 • Production Highlights World Premieres Exceptional Casts

The Opera Now Quiz

Behind the scenes with… • APRIL HEADE, PRODUCER WELLNESS WITH WELSH NATIONAL OPERA