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Opera Now

The endangered art of bel canto

READERS’ LETTERS

Remembering Philippe Boesmans (1936-2022)

Opera orchestras collaborate to help victims in Ukraine

New shoots in Spain • Opera in Spain is emerging with new vigour as the pandemic recedes and a spirit of co-operation and collaboration grows between the nation’s leading theatres. In this special report, we look at how Spain’s three major opera houses are addressing the future, as crisis management transforms into creative thinking

Beyond the stars

The view from the orchestra

Bringing back the shine • The Teatro di San Carlo in Naples is among the world’s most illustrious opera houses, with a history that dates back to the early 18th century. Today, the theatre is enjoying a renaissance under a visionary artistic team who have lured a series of star singers and prominent stage directors back to Naples, ushering in a new Golden Age of opera in the Italian south

A voice like no other • Dame Clara Butt, who was born 150 years ago, remains unique in the annals of singing. We explore the short but eventful stage career of an operatic megastar whom Saint-Saëns wanted to cast as his operatic seductress Dalila and who drew thousands of adoring fans in her heyday in the early 20th century

Insight and inspiration for music professionals

Thrills at full throttle • Soprano Amanda Echalaz discusses the challenges of La Gioconda as she prepares for her role debut as the heroine of Ponchielli’s emotionally searing masterpiece at Grange Park Opera this summer

Making a splash with Rusalka • After building a career that has focused on new and experimental opera, Jack Furness is moving into the operatic mainstream with his directing debut at Garsington Opera this summer

Travels with my pera glasses • Professor Anthony Ogus takes the train to Basel in Switzerland, where he sees three operas spanning four centuries, each in distinctive productions full of surprises, delights and frustrations

The Handmaid’s Tale

United Kingdom

Opéra Royal de Versailles, Paris

The Nose

Tokyo Spring Festival

La bohème (backwards)

Sarasota Opera

Eden • Joyce DiDonato/Il Pomo d’Oro

New releases

Un nouvelle fête Baroque! 20 ans • Le Concert d’Astrée / Emmanuelle Haïm

A talented sister • Israeli soprano Chen Reiss has released a new solo album of vocal works that shine a light on the considerable accomplishment of Fanny Hensel, elder sister of Felix Mendelssohn

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My Favourite Things

The Opera Now Quiz • Do you know your Puccini from your Ponchielli? Test your wits in this month’s set of fiendish questions for the dedicated opera buff (with a clue or two in the pictures)