A video interview with Ben Heppner: WNO's Tristan & Isolde
Ben Heppner talks about his performance of Tristan for WNO - which critics have described as an "heartening return to form". I have also included, an "audience reaction" video of the production from WNO below. This is probably of interest more for the brief video clips of the production itself than anything else - and the odd snippet of Goodall's Tristan.
Rogers v. Rogers
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Michael Healey’s Rogers v. Rogers directed by Chris Abraham opened at
Crow’s Theatre on Wednesday night. It’s a sort of follow up to The Master
Plan in th...
Adiós al «Wiwichu» (gracias Sarah Willis)
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La célebre cornista Sarah Willis, primera mujer en la historia de la
Filarmónica de Berlín en integrar la sección de metales, vuelve a explorar
su estrecha...
Carmen, Royal Academy Opera, 19 November 2025
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Susie Sainsbury Theatre, Royal Academy of Music
Images: Craig Fuller
Carmen – Charlotte Clapperton
Don José – Woogyeom Kim
Micaëla – Madeleine Perring...
Hamlet at the National, or, But He Hasn't Fired!
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Act 3 Scene 4 is a fairly crucial moment in this play. For any readers who
may need their memory refreshing this is the scene where Hamlet kills
Poloniu...
Imprints of Man: Death Metal for piano
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New York metal trio Imperial Triumphant is my best discovery of 2025
(better late than never to a party). Now there’s a new record—not with new
songs, but ...
Amapola by Villeroy Boch
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This painting of a teapot and other crockery from the Amapola series by
Villeroy Boch adds a sense of calm to a wall. Amapola is the word for Poppy
in Span...
NY Wagner Society Announces Auditions for Grants
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The Wagner Society of New York has, for many years, awarded grants to young
singers whose gifts and talents indicate that they may have a future in the
Wag...
The Future
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Today is Nostradomus day.These are my predictions for the coming year (I
hoope I'm wrong)> First, Trump will begin the roundup and deportaton anyone
he ded...
Lahti
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I am in Lahti, Finland, to give a talk at the Lahti Symphony's Sibelius
Festival. I've been wanting to visit since I encountered Osmo Vänskä's
revelatory B...
Royal Opera House announces Ring Cycles for 2018!
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Very excited by this announcement. Must start saving now…. ADVANCE
ANNOUNCEMENT Four full cycles performed September–November 2018 The 2018/19
Season open...