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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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READERS’ LETTERS

Renée Fleming masterclasses in New York

NEWS & NOTES • PREVIEWS, NEWS AND EVENTS IN THE OPERA WORLD

Madrid opera house appoints new music director

Early rising • A new festival that celebrates the art of early opera singing was inaugurated during the summer in one of Europe’s most distinctive destinations, high in the Norwegian Arctic region. Opera Now was there to celebrate its launch

The competition

Enchanté! • Benjamin Bernheim is taking the opera world by storm – asensitive, charming tenor who brings new psychological insights to some of opera’s most well-known romantic leads

Going places • The annual Janáček Festival Brno offers a unique opportunity for total immersion in the world of one of the greatest opera composers of the 20th century. This year’s programme, featuring some of the leading international exponents of Janáček’s music, promises to be one of the best yet

Heavenly Aida • The role of Aida is becoming a calling card for Elena Stikhina, a spectacular Russian soprano currently in London to open a new production of Verdi’s Egyptian Opera at Covent Garden

Doing it with style • A prolific and versatile designer, takis is known for his stylish and exuberant work across many genres of theatre, bringing a distinctive and highly individual contemporary twist to beautiful, traditional design

Cincinnati Opera

Glimmerglass Festival

Elsewhere in the USA…

Opera Holland Park

The Fairy Queen

The Bear

Valle d’Itria Festival Martina Franca, Puglia

Aix-en-Provence Festival

Rubble

New Releases

Opera Now CHOICE

Spotlight October – November 2022 • Performance runs starting in October and running through to November 2022. Listings are in alphabetical order by city within each country heading. Comprehensive Worldwide Listings are available at www.operabase.com

My Favourite Things • Annilese Miskimmon has been artistic director of English National Opera since May 2020. She has had a varied international career, including director of opera at the Norwegian Opera in Oslo and general director of Danish National Opera. Born in Northern Ireland, she established herself as a major talent in the opera world during her time as artistic director of Opera Theatre Company, Ireland’s national touring company. She continues to work as a freelance director around the world

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)