musica When Cleopatra went to Versailles ‘Julius Caesar’, Handel’s masterpiece, has been pulling in the crowds in the extraordinary setting of the ‘Opéra Royal’ in Versailles. Despite its 01/06/2011
musica Bonus: Sir John Eliot Gardiner & Dan Jemmett The ‘Musica’ bonus includes a few excerpts from our interview with conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner and stage director Dan Jemmett. 19/04/2011
musica Sir John Eliot Gardiner takes Weber to Paris Der Freischütz – ‘The Freeshooter’ - is Carl Maria von Weber’s masterpiece and is considered the model for German Romantic opera. However, it is 19/04/2011
musica Bonus: Plácido Domingo The ‘Musica’ bonus includes an excerpt (in Spanish) from our interview with Plácido Domingo. As the artist also manages two opera houses, he 06/04/2011
musica King Domingo's triumphant return to Buenos Aires With a career spanning 50 years, 3,500 performances in more than 130 roles, there is no doubting Plácido Domingo’s place in the annals of operatic 06/04/2011
musica Bonus: Mark-Anthony Turnage and Antonio Pappano Here are a few extra excerpts from our interviews with composer Mark-Anthony Turnage and Antonio Pappano, Music Director at the Royal Opera House in 22/02/2011
musica Anna Nicole, the Opera Her life was a soap opera, played out in courtrooms and on the pages of gossip magazines. The world was fascinated by Anna Nicole Smith: her plastic 22/02/2011
musica Cecilia Bartoli on Rossini's seductive 'Comte Ory' To the delight of her many fans Cecilia Bartoli is back, with her dramatic personality and enchanting voice. She plays Countess Adèle in Rossini’s 09/02/2011
musica Bonus: Renée Fleming Here are a few extra excerpts from our interview with the American soprano Renée Fleming. She speaks about her decade-long experience of singing 02/12/2010
musica Taking 'La Traviata' to Tokyo For almost two decades London’s Royal Opera House has not set foot in Japan. Now it is back in Yokohama and Tokyo, showing, among others, Verdi’s La 22/09/2010
musica Bonus interview: Antonio Pappano & Ermonela Jaho Please find some extra interview excerpts with the London Royal Opera House’s Antonio Pappano and soprano Ermonela Jaho. 22/09/2010
musica 'Aida' closes Arena season in Verona A spectacular production of Aida, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, has closed this year’s opera season at the Arena in Verona, the biggest open air 09/09/2010
musica Bonus interview: Amerilli Nizza Here are a few extra excerpts from our interview with Italian opera singer Amerilli Nizza. 09/09/2010
musica Bonus interview: Elisabeth Kulman & Riccardo Muti Here are a few extra excerpts from our interview with conductor Riccardo Muti and with mezzo-soprano Elisabeth Kulman. 10/08/2010
musica The Vienna Philharmonic: Love conquers all Ninety years old this year it may be, but the Salzburg Festival remains as fit as a fiddle. Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice is among the operas 10/08/2010
musica Bonus interview: Plácido Domingo Here are some extra excerpts from our interview with Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo. He tells us more about his life and his upcoming projects. 14/07/2010
musica Opera legend Plácido Domingo Plácido Domingo needs the stage like air to breath. The Spanish tenor is no stranger to London’s Royal Opera House. He is a regular performer there 13/07/2010
musica Operalia's rising stars - interview bonus Here are a few extra excerpts from our interviews with the great Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo and some of the winners of his competition Operalia. 10/05/2010
musica Domingo nurtures opera's rising stars Milan, La Scala and Plácido Domingo – all together for Operalia, the prestigious world opera competition. It was founded by the legendary Spanish 05/05/2010
musica Bonus interview: Bryn Terfel Here are a few extra excerpts from our interview with Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel, now performing in Verdi’s “Falstaff” at Monte-Carlo Opera 25/03/2010
musica Falstaff at the Monte-Carlo Opera House It’s another major cultural event for Monte-Carlo. At the famous Opera House, in the building shared with the legendary Casino, a new production of 25/03/2010
musica Cecilia Bartoli, 'the joyful one' Even when hard at work rehearsing, Cecilia Bartoli lives up to her nickname ‘La Gioiosa,’ the joyful one. Eight million record sales put her among 25/02/2010
musica La Scala - Where Passion Thrives La Scala in Milan is the most famous opera house in the world thanks to its extraordinary history. The revolutionary composer Giuseppe Verdi worked 10/02/2010
musica Bonus interview: Stéphane Lissner Here are some extra excerpts from our interview with Stéphane Lissner, La Scala General Manager and Artistic Director, about his experience at the 10/02/2010