 Kristin Hoebermann.jpg) | Ben Heppner Talks About Peter Grimes And The Rake’s Progress 9 June 2011 When Canadian tenor Ben Heppner opens in his second run of the Willy Decker production of Peter Grimes at the Royal Opera House next week, he will still not have met the director. Such is the.... More... |
 | Sir Mark Elder Pays Tribute to Sir Charles Mackerras 8 June 2011 English National Opera’s current Music Director Edward Gardner will be joined by two former holders of the post on Sunday in paying tribute to yet another, the late Sir Charles Mackerras, at a s.... More... |
 | Brindley Sherratt on working with Dmitri Tcherniakov 7 June 2011 Brindley Sherratt is about to make his debut as Fiesco in ENO’s new staging of Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra by the Russian ‘wunderkind’ director Dmitri Tcherniakov. Over the last.... More... |
 | Juha Uusitalo discusses his Royal Opera debut 6 June 2011 Finnish baritone Juha Uusitalo is one of today’s greatest exponents of the roles of Wagner. He has sung the title role in The Flying Dutchman over ninety times in fourteen different production.... More... |
 | Simon Keenlyside discusses Macbeth 23 May 2011 Simon Keenlyside is relaxed when we meet in his dressing room at The Royal Opera House, despite his left arm being immobilised following some serious ongoing muscle repair. Given that he is one of t.... More... |
 | Iestyn Davies talks about his life as a countertenor 12 May 2011 Iestyn Davies is that rare breed of countertenor who refuses to be pigeonholed into any one particular musical niche, is as happy on the concert platform as he is on the operatic stage, and has garn.... More... |
 | Christopher Purves on playing the Devil. 11 May 2011 British baritone Christopher Purves is one of this country’s most versatile singing-actors. His repertoire includes a wide and diverse range of roles including Wozzeck, Falstaff, Basltrode (Pe.... More... |
 | Should the Nazis be Put to Bed? 8 May 2011 Terry Gilliam’s new production of The Damnation of Faust for ENO, in which he sets large parts of the action in the Third Reich, raises the question of whether it’s time that Nazis were.... More... |
 | Sophie Koch discusses her glittering career. 4 May 2011 Mezzo-soprano Sophie Koch is one of the leading French singers of her generation, and audiences in London have been fortunate to see her in many of her most famous roles at The Royal Opera including.... More... |
 | Johan Reuter discusses Rimsky-Korsakov's opera, The Tsar's Bride 14 April 2011 Danish baritone Johan Reuter is not only a regular visitor to Covent Garden these days, but has established himself as a firm audience favourite. He has sung the title role in Wozzeck, created the r.... More... |