Teatro Real to host World Opera Forum
Teatro Real is hosting a World Opera Forum (WOF) from 12-15 April. WOF will bring together the Opera Europa, Opera America and Ópera Latinoamérica gatherings, … Read more
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Domingo aims for 4,000
Plácido Domingo hopes to reach a staggering 4,000 performances before he retires. The singer, who has switched from tenor to baritone as his career has … 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
Opera visionary Gerard Mortier dies aged 70
The celebrated opera director Gerard Mortier has died aged 70, after a battle with cancer. Renowned for his avant-garde approach, Mortier most recently initiated the … Read more
Ivor Bolton appointed music director of Teatro Real
British conductor Ivor Bolton has been named as the new music director of Madrid’s Teatro Real. Bolton, who is currently chief conductor of the Mozarteum … Read more
Staging Brokeback Mountain the opera
A week in the life of Ivo van Hove, the stage director behind Brokeback Mountain, the opera Monday It’s past midnight when I take off from … Read more