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A ghostly commission: the dark legend of Mozart’s Requiem BBC Music Magazine19:19

Earlier today

Madama Butterfly review – Japanese and American cultures clash at Grange Park Opera’s new… MusicOMH12:41

Yesterday

Amateur Performers Celebrate the 40 Year Anniversary of the Mighty "Les Miserables, Let the People Sing" with a Five… Express & Star12:18 12-Jun-25

Summer opera festivals have gone Wagner mad The Spectator00:21 12-Jun-25

In the last 7 days

Review: Turandot British Theatre Guide12:57 11-Jun-25

Wynne Evans announces engagement months after Strictly controversy Evening Standard10:00 11-Jun-25

Itch – Opera Holland Park, London The Reviews Hub14:39 10-Jun-25

The Flying Dutchman – Opera Holland Park, London The Reviews Hub14:39 10-Jun-25

Fleuranne Brockway wins 2025 Concours musical international de Montréal Opera Now10:56 10-Jun-25

Così fan tutte review – a co-production with Opera North at the Nevill Holt Festival MusicOMH10:14 10-Jun-25

Saul, Glyndebourne review – Old Testament Baroque and soul continues to wow MusicOMH08:11 10-Jun-25

Saul, Glyndebourne review - playful, visually ravishing descent into darkness The Arts Desk17:50 9-Jun-25

Opera North's soundwalk Earth & Sky explores the wild uplands of Brontë country Yorkshire Post16:48 9-Jun-25

The best show this summer opera season - and one to avoid i News12:38 9-Jun-25

Glyndebourne Festival's Saul is an absolute must-see i News12:08 9-Jun-25

Review: Madama Butterfly British Theatre Guide12:06 9-Jun-25

Review: The Merry Widow, Festival Theatre Everything Theatre08:57 9-Jun-25

Review: Adina British Theatre Guide16:16 8-Jun-25

Così Fan Tutte, Nevill Holt Festival/Opera North review – re-writing the script The Arts Desk11:17 8-Jun-25

Scottish Opera’s hit show Lauder to mark 155th birthday of legendary entertainer with tour Theatre News09:47 8-Jun-25

No first prize awarded at the 2025 Sendai International Music Competition The Strad01:49 8-Jun-25

Interview: Culture in the Countryside Everything Theatre20:38 7-Jun-25

Review: Simon Boccanegra British Theatre Guide14:01 7-Jun-25

'World class music in our wonderful concert halls': Opera North and Kirklees Council reveal… Dewsbury Reporter06:07 7-Jun-25

Wahnfried: this Wagner reality saga outshines succession Reaction19:51 6-Jun-25

Itch review – first revival of Jonathan Dove’s 2023 opera at Holland Park MusicOMH10:34 6-Jun-25

Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour is a bewildering bombardment of a show The Independent08:12 6-Jun-25

In the last month

Lesley Garrett cast in Northern Ireland Opera’s Follies after cancer surgery Evening Standard19:29 5-Jun-25

Opera star Lesley Garrett due to make Northern Ireland Opera debut Belfast Telegraph15:59 5-Jun-25

Opera Star Lesley Garrett CBE due to make Northern Ireland Opera debut Belfast Telegraph13:17 5-Jun-25

La straniera review – Chelsea Opera Group excel in a rarity by Bellini MusicOMH12:12 5-Jun-25

Follies Starring Opera Icon Lesley Garrett to Make Northern Ireland Opera Debut at Grand Opera House Belfast Theatre Weekly11:23 5-Jun-25

Opera icon Lesley Garrett CBE to lead Northern Ireland opera's "Follies" Theatre News11:18 5-Jun-25

Acclaimed soprano Lesley Garrett CBE to join cast of NI Opera's 'Follies' at Grand Opera House Northern Ireland World10:27 5-Jun-25

“They ignore the rule book in favour of new, over-the-top ideas”: Muse’s proggiest moments LouderSound06:34 5-Jun-25

Thrilling: Garsington’s Queen of Spades reviewed The Spectator00:49 5-Jun-25

The Other Mozart: The untold story of Mozart’s forgotten sister Theatre News14:08 4-Jun-25

Review: War and Peace British Theatre Guide08:31 4-Jun-25

Applications open for Barefoot Opera’s Summer course Opera Now13:01 3-Jun-25

The Flying Dutchman review – the first ever Wagner opera at Holland Park MusicOMH08:30 3-Jun-25

Sendai International Music Competition announces 2025 finalists The Strad11:47 2-Jun-25

St Peter's Church in Burnley to hold classical music concert in June Burnley Express11:07 2-Jun-25

La Straniera, Chelsea Opera Group, Barlow, Cadogan Hall review - diva power saves minor Bellini The Arts Desk10:58 2-Jun-25

Anna Goryachova interview – rediscovering Carmen in her return to the Royal Ballet and Opera MusicOMH08:05 2-Jun-25

The Queen of Spades, Garsington Opera review - sonorous gliding over a heart of darkness The Arts Desk11:43 1-Jun-25

X Factor's Wagner exposes 'fakery' on controversial talent show: 'Nothing you saw on TV was… MailOnline08:03 1-Jun-25

'This will be a truly magical performance and one of the most spectacular events we have ever… Derbyshire Times05:39 1-Jun-25

Ekman / León-Lightfoot / Dawson – a dance evening of excellence at Rome Opera House The Theatre Times22:01 31-May-25

LA Opera announces Domingo Hindoyan as its new music director BBC Music Magazine16:26 31-May-25

The Queen of Spades review – Garsington Opera deals Tchaikovsky a winning hand MusicOMH08:18 31-May-25

Review: The Vanishing Forest, Polka Theatre Everything Theatre20:32 30-May-25

Review: Georg Frideric Handel: Giulio Cesare Theatre News15:56 30-May-25

“Technique is only a vessel, what truly moves people is honesty, fragility, courage”: Adam Palka and Carolina López… The Upcoming14:06 30-May-25

Wahnfried: The Birth of the Wagner Cult review – Longborough Festival Opera’s 2025 season opens … MusicOMH08:51 30-May-25

Best Mozart piano concerto: his 11 greatest masterpieces, ranked BBC Music Magazine12:57 29-May-25

L’elisir d’amore review – Donizetti’s romantic comedy goes down like a fine Bordeaux MusicOMH12:32 29-May-25

Author Top Five: Francesca Wade’s Gertrude Stein Cultural Picks Faber & Faber12:13 29-May-25

Sincere, serious and beautiful: Glyndebourne’s Parsifal reviewed The Spectator00:21 29-May-25

Schubert: probably music's greatest prodigy (sorry, Mozart) BBC Music Magazine16:57 28-May-25

The Flying Dutchman, Opera Holland Park review – into the storm of dreams The Arts Desk14:22 28-May-25

Beyond the Barricade concert in Derbyshire features songs from Les Misérables, The Phantom of… Derbyshire Times05:32 28-May-25

Queen at the Opera and Bernstein on Broadway Announce Full Cast for The Grange Festival 2025 Theatre Weekly13:13 27-May-25

Faust at Royal Opera House | Theatre review The Upcoming12:14 27-May-25

Follies Revival at Grand Opera House Belfast Announces First Cast Members Theatre Weekly11:41 27-May-25

Maria Callas: genius, glory, and the loneliness of a legend BBC Music Magazine11:06 27-May-25

Wagner the revolutionary: why the famous composer was forced to flee arrest in 1849 BBC Music Magazine10:15 27-May-25

Il Trittico, Opéra de Paris review - reordered Puccini works for a phenomenal singing actor The Arts Desk09:30 27-May-25

Parsifal at Glyndebourne, or, Blazing Music Fights Increasingly Incoherent Production Where's Runnicles?09:17 27-May-25

Gala de Danza: The global celebration of dance and music comes to London for the first time Luxury London08:53 27-May-25

Oliver Mears’ darkly satirical new production of Semele receives its UK premiere Theatre News08:06 27-May-25

Live Gallery: 20 Years On, Anohni Reclaims the Sydney Opera House with an Urgent New Vision 26.05.2025 Backseat Mafia13:30 26-May-25

Video of the Day: Ermonela Jaho and Carlo Rizzi at Wigmore Hall Gramophone11:32 26-May-25

Dennis, Rsno, Dunedin Consort, Søndergård, Usher Hall, Edinburgh review - potted Ring and deep… The Arts Desk10:01 26-May-25

The Mikado – Drayton Arms Theatre | Review LondonTheatre1.com00:09 26-May-25

Review: Macbeth British Theatre Guide17:14 25-May-25

New production shows double trouble in court and Downing Street The National, Scotland05:32 25-May-25

Owen, Manchester Camerata, Takács-Nagy, Stoller Hall, Manchester review - more Mozart made in… The Arts Desk10:36 24-May-25

Faust, Royal Opera review - pure theatre in this solid revival The Arts Desk09:14 24-May-25

Guth achieves the near-impossible for a Salome production: an anti-climactic ending Reaction20:06 23-May-25

How a humble coat button saved the life of one our greatest composers BBC Music Magazine19:40 23-May-25

Preview – The Grange Festival and Grange Park Opera begin their 2025 summer seasons MusicOMH08:10 23-May-25

Video of the Day: Ariel Lanyi performs Reger’s ‘Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Bach, Variation 13’ Gramophone10:02 22-May-25

The forgotten story of British opera The Spectator00:20 22-May-25

X Factor star Wagner reveals his jaw-dropping transformation after returning to the UK… MailOnline16:12 21-May-25

Pygmalion, Early Opera Company, Curnyn, Middle Temple Hall review - Rameau magic outside the… The Arts Desk13:03 21-May-25

Festival d’Aix-en-Provence awarded 2025 Birgit Nilsson Prize Gramophone11:18 21-May-25

NEWS: Charles Court Opera to Present Gilbert & Sullivan’s ‘Patience’ Love London Love Culture23:47 20-May-25

Ranked: opera's 15 greatest arias BBC Music Magazine17:07 19-May-25

Parsifal review – Wagner’s last work finally arrives at Glyndebourne MusicOMH09:04 19-May-25

Parsifal, Glyndebourne review - the music flies up, the drama remains below The Arts Desk12:34 18-May-25

Alf McCreary: Ulster Orchestra perform all-Russian programme with authority and sensitivity News Letter12:06 18-May-25

Il barbiere di Siviglia review – Glyndebourne’s 2025 season opens in suitably strong style MusicOMH11:41 18-May-25

Neca marks The Phantom of the Opera centenary with Masque of the Red Death figure Flickering Myth09:25 17-May-25

Antony and Cleopatra: Adams gives free rein to his sense of musical colour Reaction19:26 16-May-25

The Best of the 2025 BBC Proms: 20 picks, from Chineke! to Mozart Evening Standard16:26 16-May-25

Autism, ADHD, Tourette's? We asked psychiatrists to analyse Mozart's bizarre, brilliant mind BBC Music Magazine14:53 16-May-25

Dudok Quartet Amsterdam: Tchaikovsky The Strad10:06 16-May-25

Die Walküre review – a blockbuster in your local cinema courtesy of the RBO MusicOMH08:51 16-May-25

Our half-time scorecard on the Royal Opera’s Ring cycle The Spectator00:18 15-May-25

Jane Eyre – Sadler’s Wells | Review LondonTheatre1.com12:54 14-May-25

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