WNO To Revive Die Meistersinger. Bryn Terfel To Return.
Given that Richard Jones’ production of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg for WNO received, rightly, unanimous praise it should probably come as little surprise that WNO would revive it at some time in the future. Well, it seems that future date is 2016. Bryn Terfel will return with the production
Operamania
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Wednesday evening at The great Hall witnessed a seminal event in the
history of opera; Operamania. Our beloved art form; courtesy of the
indefatigable Ope...
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...