Dubai Opera announces first ever season
Dubai Opera has announced details of its first ever season, with Plácido Domingo the biggest name on the bill. The 2,000-seat venue opens later this … Read more
Mega donation for Royal Danish Opera
AP Møller Foundation has pledged an undisclosed figure of more than DK100m (€13.4m) to Royal Danish Opera (RDO) – the single biggest gift in its … Read more
Wigglesworth quits ENO
Things have gone from bad to awful at English National Opera (ENO) as respected music director Mark Wigglesworth has resigned. The unexpected announcement came just … Read more
Giants conquer Olympus in new Spanish production
Madrid’s Teatro de la Zarzuela is commemorating the career of Spanish composer Sebastián Durón with a full on four hour programme of opera and operetta. Two … Read more
WNO appoints new chair as Davies steps down
Almost 50 years on from attending his first Welsh National Opera (WNO) performance on his 13th birthday Mark Molyneux has been appointed chair of its … Read more
Shortlist announced for International Opera Awards
The shortlist has been announced for the 2016 International Opera Awards, which will take place on 15 May in central London. A jury chaired by … Read more
Opera North names new music director
Serbian conductor Aleksandar Marković has been confirmed as the new music director at Leeds-based company Opera North, and will take up the post from … Read more
Ivor Bolton and Kasper Holten collaborate on Wagner
Teatro Real and Royal Opera House Covent Garden (ROH) have announced a new co-production of Wagner’s Das Liebesverbot. The opera runs at Teatro Madrid between … Read more
Major opera manager moves to Rayfield Allied
Opera manager Simon Goldstone has moved from Intermusica to Rayfield Allied, taking twenty singing and off-stage stars with him. His new job title is director: … Read more
Comedian Chris Addison makes Royal Opera House debut
Comedian Chris Addison is making his opera debut in a new adaptation of Emmanuel Chabrier’s L’Etoile at Royal Opera House (ROH). A new part has … Read more