Opera Now

Opera Now captures the drama, colour and vitality of one of the most powerful of all the performing arts, showcasing the creative spirit of opera both on stage and behind the scenes. In addition, our 32-year magazine archive is now available to subscribers to our ‘digital’ and ‘print & digital’ packages, allowing you to explore more than 270 issues of opera history.

Opera Now

The long and winding road to success

READERS’ LETTERS

‘Today’s successful singer has to be a successful brand’ • An excellent voice is just the starting point for a great career in opera these days. Dr Ralph Strehle, a leading performance coach and mentor for young singers at Mascarade Opera Studio, takes us through the formidable armoury of accomplishments, from presentational skills to psychological resilience, that young singers need to develop in order to thrive on today’s opera stages

NEWS & NOTES Opera singers fight back after Covid cancellations

Edward Gardner takes up Norwegian National Opera post

EZIO FRIGERIO 1930-2022

BRINGING THE HOUSE DOWN • A CONCERT AT GLYNDEBOURNE IN AID OF THE MEATH EPILEPSY CHARITY

Letter from Venice

Born to be great • Freddie De Tommaso is one of the brightest stars of a new generation of talent. A tenor with an exceptional voice, winning charisma and a riveting stage presence that sets him in line with the greatest operatic artists of the past century

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How a star is made

Opening doors to new talent • Transforming an innate talent for singing into a sustained and successful career on the world stage is one of the most elusive but also rewarding aspects of opera. We invited some of the best talent-spotters in the business to give us some insights into the choices they make in opening doors for the great singers of the future

The best medicine • The young German soprano Theresa Pilsl has taken an unconventional approach to her singing career, studying medicine in tandem with developing her voice in repertoire that ranges from traditional Lieder to a provocative exploration of the sensuality of singing

The ‘now-ness’ of the new • For director Amy Lane, commissioning new work from young creative teams is central to her programming at the annual Copenhagen Opera Festival. She explains the complex and unpredictable processes from which a new opera finally emerges

All together now • David Buchler found much to celebrate in a dynamic showcase given by the young artists of the National Opera Studio in London’s Cadogan Hall

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Theodora

Der Kaiser von Atlantis

Psyché

Bicentenary Celebrations for the Greek Revolution of 1821

Take ten • Francis Muzzu highlights ten superb young voices that he has encountered during his recent reviewing of new releases on CD and video

New releases

Oper Now CHOICE

Again this rapture • A new release from the London Philharmonic Orchestra conjures thrilling memories of the gleaming, lustrous voice of Jessye Norman at the peak of its powers, recorded live in concert in 1986

Love’s triumphs and defeats • Two Italian cantatas by Handel are infused with the spirit of opera, especially in a new recording, full of a sense of drama and discovery

A year in the life… • For the young Rossini, 1819 was a busy year as he went about establishing his reputation as Italy’s foremost composer of his day. Three operas of varied quality emerged from his pen, now re-released in a single set by Opera Rara

Spotlight March – April 2022...