Profile: Judith Weir
This award-winning British composer is best known for her operas, but she also creates orchestral and choral works and chamber music.
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Articles
What is an aria?
We often hear the word aria in connection with opera, but what does it really mean and where did the word come from? Rebecca Armstrong investigates.
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Review: At the Venice Fair By Bampton Classical Opera
Salieri’s little-known opera buffa is brought to the UK for the first time in this new English-language version by Bampton Classical Opera. Rebecca Armstrong was impressed.
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Interview with a theatre designer – Noemi Daboczi
From creative highs to freelance lows, find out what it’s really like to work as a theatre designer. Rebecca Armstrong talked to Noemi Daboczi, a film and theatre set and costume designer.
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Profile: Gioachino Rossini
This Italian composer is particularly known for his comic operas, as well as that famous refrain from the William Tell Overture. But he wrote a wide range of music and was a well-known foodie.
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Understanding Voice Types: Bass
Deeper than deep, the bass singer goes as low as the human voice can go. Editor Rebecca Armstrong delves into this rumbling, rich sound.
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In brief: The Wreckers
Ethyl Smyth’s opera The Wreckers is a tale of love, lies and betrayal in an 18th century fishing village that partakes in the highly illegal practice of luring ships onto the rocks so they can be pillaged.
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10 Operas By Female Composers To Watch For Free
From sorceresses at war to social rejection – by way of Dickens, fairytales and gender identity – Rebecca Armstrong uncovers some of the best operas written by women you can watch for free.
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Give The Gift Of Opera This Christmas
Wondering what to get the opera lover in your life for Christmas? Or maybe you’re stuck for ideas for your own Christmas list. Rebecca Armstrong rounds up some opera-related gifts.
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What Does A Set Designer Do?
Sets create a production’s look, placing it within the context of the story and communicating the time period, location and more. The set designer is responsible for this. Rebecca Armstrong looks at this essential role.
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Profile: Judith Weir
This award-winning British composer is best known for her operas, but she also creates orchestral and choral works and chamber music.
Read More
What is an aria?
We often hear the word aria in connection with opera, but what does it really mean and where did the word come from? Rebecca Armstrong investigates.
Read More
Review: At the Venice Fair By Bampton Classical Opera
Salieri’s little-known opera buffa is brought to the UK for the first time in this new English-language version by Bampton Classical Opera. Rebecca Armstrong was impressed.
Read More
Interview with a theatre designer – Noemi Daboczi
From creative highs to freelance lows, find out what it’s really like to work as a theatre designer. Rebecca Armstrong talked to Noemi Daboczi, a film and theatre set and costume designer.
Read More
Profile: Gioachino Rossini
This Italian composer is particularly known for his comic operas, as well as that famous refrain from the William Tell Overture. But he wrote a wide range of music and was a well-known foodie.
Read More
Understanding Voice Types: Bass
Deeper than deep, the bass singer goes as low as the human voice can go. Editor Rebecca Armstrong delves into this rumbling, rich sound.
Read More
In brief: The Wreckers
Ethyl Smyth’s opera The Wreckers is a tale of love, lies and betrayal in an 18th century fishing village that partakes in the highly illegal practice of luring ships onto the rocks so they can be pillaged.
Read More
10 Operas By Female Composers To Watch For Free
From sorceresses at war to social rejection – by way of Dickens, fairytales and gender identity – Rebecca Armstrong uncovers some of the best operas written by women you can watch for free.
Read More
Give The Gift Of Opera This Christmas
Wondering what to get the opera lover in your life for Christmas? Or maybe you’re stuck for ideas for your own Christmas list. Rebecca Armstrong rounds up some opera-related gifts.
Read More