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 Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 17 Nov 2023
This award-winning British composer is best known for her operas, but she also creates orchestral and choral works and chamber music.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 24 May 2023
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 Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 10 Apr 2023
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 Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 14 Nov 2022
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.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 24 Aug 2022
Largely unknown today, Amanda Aldridge was a successful Black British composer, singer and vocal coach.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 5 Aug 2022
This internationally renowned Italian baritone had a repertoire of almost 100 operatic roles, singing some of the great Verdi and Puccini baritone parts.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 11 Jul 2022
This celebrated female composer was a master of the Baroque style and at one point the highest-paid musician of the 17th-century Medici court.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 15 Jun 2022
In our continuing series on who does what in opera, editor Rebecca Armstrong looks at the all-important role of lighting technician.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 11 Feb 2022
This world-famous, award-winning conductor has blazed a trail for women conductors everywhere.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 24 Jan 2022
The conductor is one of the most visible people in a performance, but many people are baffled as to what they actually do, or why they’re even needed. Rebecca Armstrong explains this most necessary of roles.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 3 Jan 2022
English composer and a member of the women’s suffrage movement, the first female composer to be granted a damehood.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 22 Nov 2021
Women are under-represented at all levels in the opera industry. Editor Rebecca Armstrong looks at why this might be and what is being done about it.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 28 Jun 2021
The Italian composer is one of the greatest and most successful proponents of ‘verismo’ opera, writing some of the artform’s best-known pieces.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 29 Jan 2021
The French composer, conductor and music critic was often at odds with musical tastes of his day, but has come to represent the epitome of the Romantic artist.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 18 Aug 2020
Seventeenth century English satirical poet and playwright, best known for his opera The Beggar’s Opera. Find out more about his work and life.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 11 Aug 2020
Find out about British bass-baritone John Savournin’s introduction to opera and how he came to love the artform.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 7 Jul 2020
We talk to Petroc Trelawney, presenter of Breakfast on Radio 3, and host of the world’s leading opera singing competition, BBC Cardiff Singer of the World.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 5 Jun 2020
Working behind the scenes, the stagehand is something of a jack of all trades, providing support across a range of duties to ensure the smooth running of a performance.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 2 Jun 2020
Born in Moscow but now based in London, this award-winning young composer has already added new and innovative operas to the repertoire.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 8 May 2020
We talked to Manchester-based composer and songwriter Anna Appleby about how she came to love opera and what one work she would recommend to a newcomer to the artform.
Read Moreby Rebecca | 28 Apr 2020
We talk to award-winning theatre director Sasha Regan about her love for Gilbert and Sullivan and why Bizet’s Carmen is her favourite opera.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 17 Mar 2020
Widely considered to be one of the greatest composers of all time, German composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven celebrates his 250th anniversary in 2020.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 29 Oct 2019
Ground-breaking American soprano Jessye Norman had a voice that defied classification, allowing her to play an enviable range of roles.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 15 Aug 2019
Billed as the best tenor of his generation, Jonas Kaufmann has had an enviable career. Find out more about the German superstar.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 26 Jul 2019
We explore the macabre history of the practice of castrating young boys in order to preserve their voices.
Read Moreby Rebecca | 25 Jun 2019
This multi-award-winning soprano is considered to be one of the finest opera singers of the 20th century, as well as a pioneering African-American woman.
Read Moreby Rebecca | 4 Jun 2019
Musical genius, astute businessman and well-known ‘grump’. There’s certainly more to this much-loved 19th-century composer than meets the eye.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 6 Jul 2018
You want to work in opera but you’re not sure what skills you need, where to look or what’s available? Read our advice on where to start.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 18 Jun 2018
While many composers of opera have enjoyed worldwide fame both, the writers of the sung dialogue have often languished in obscurity. Here we celebrate the librettist.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 10 May 2018
We talked to Opera Holland Park’s Michael Volpe about all things opera, including his documentary, Hip Hop to Opera.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 8 May 2018
One of the greatest composers in Western music, find out more about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 17 Nov 2023
This award-winning British composer is best known for her operas, but she also creates orchestral and choral works and chamber music.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 24 May 2023
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 Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 10 Apr 2023
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 Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 14 Nov 2022
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.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 24 Aug 2022
Largely unknown today, Amanda Aldridge was a successful Black British composer, singer and vocal coach.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 5 Aug 2022
This internationally renowned Italian baritone had a repertoire of almost 100 operatic roles, singing some of the great Verdi and Puccini baritone parts.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 11 Jul 2022
This celebrated female composer was a master of the Baroque style and at one point the highest-paid musician of the 17th-century Medici court.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 15 Jun 2022
In our continuing series on who does what in opera, editor Rebecca Armstrong looks at the all-important role of lighting technician.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 11 Feb 2022
This world-famous, award-winning conductor has blazed a trail for women conductors everywhere.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 24 Jan 2022
The conductor is one of the most visible people in a performance, but many people are baffled as to what they actually do, or why they’re even needed. Rebecca Armstrong explains this most necessary of roles.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 3 Jan 2022
English composer and a member of the women’s suffrage movement, the first female composer to be granted a damehood.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 22 Nov 2021
Women are under-represented at all levels in the opera industry. Editor Rebecca Armstrong looks at why this might be and what is being done about it.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 28 Jun 2021
The Italian composer is one of the greatest and most successful proponents of ‘verismo’ opera, writing some of the artform’s best-known pieces.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 29 Jan 2021
The French composer, conductor and music critic was often at odds with musical tastes of his day, but has come to represent the epitome of the Romantic artist.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 18 Aug 2020
Seventeenth century English satirical poet and playwright, best known for his opera The Beggar’s Opera. Find out more about his work and life.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 11 Aug 2020
Find out about British bass-baritone John Savournin’s introduction to opera and how he came to love the artform.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 7 Jul 2020
We talk to Petroc Trelawney, presenter of Breakfast on Radio 3, and host of the world’s leading opera singing competition, BBC Cardiff Singer of the World.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 5 Jun 2020
Working behind the scenes, the stagehand is something of a jack of all trades, providing support across a range of duties to ensure the smooth running of a performance.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 2 Jun 2020
Born in Moscow but now based in London, this award-winning young composer has already added new and innovative operas to the repertoire.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 8 May 2020
We talked to Manchester-based composer and songwriter Anna Appleby about how she came to love opera and what one work she would recommend to a newcomer to the artform.
Read Moreby Rebecca | 28 Apr 2020
We talk to award-winning theatre director Sasha Regan about her love for Gilbert and Sullivan and why Bizet’s Carmen is her favourite opera.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 17 Mar 2020
Widely considered to be one of the greatest composers of all time, German composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven celebrates his 250th anniversary in 2020.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 29 Oct 2019
Ground-breaking American soprano Jessye Norman had a voice that defied classification, allowing her to play an enviable range of roles.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 15 Aug 2019
Billed as the best tenor of his generation, Jonas Kaufmann has had an enviable career. Find out more about the German superstar.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 26 Jul 2019
We explore the macabre history of the practice of castrating young boys in order to preserve their voices.
Read Moreby Rebecca | 25 Jun 2019
This multi-award-winning soprano is considered to be one of the finest opera singers of the 20th century, as well as a pioneering African-American woman.
Read Moreby Rebecca | 4 Jun 2019
Musical genius, astute businessman and well-known ‘grump’. There’s certainly more to this much-loved 19th-century composer than meets the eye.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 6 Jul 2018
You want to work in opera but you’re not sure what skills you need, where to look or what’s available? Read our advice on where to start.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 18 Jun 2018
While many composers of opera have enjoyed worldwide fame both, the writers of the sung dialogue have often languished in obscurity. Here we celebrate the librettist.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 10 May 2018
We talked to Opera Holland Park’s Michael Volpe about all things opera, including his documentary, Hip Hop to Opera.
Read Moreby Rebecca Armstrong | 8 May 2018
One of the greatest composers in Western music, find out more about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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