Opera Articles

Djamileh – origins and synopsis

Djamileh, Bizet’s first mature opera, came right before Carmen. Its music is rich, sensual and beautifully orchestrated, totally worth the listening.

The art of training and developing the voice

The great dramatic tenor James McCray offers his thoughts on some misunderstandings in the modern way of training the voice.

Does size matter?

Who says opera should only be staged and performed by big opera houses?
Small opera companies have the capacity to refuel people’s attention on this art, breaking the rituals and engaging new and old audiences.

Diverging rails

A recent interview to Franz Welser-Möst got me thinking about Karl Böhm and how much a certain approach can affect the end result of a production.

The rape of opera

The rape of Opera

The recent production of Guillame Tell at ROH staged a rape scene. Does it help the opera or does it take away from the music?

On singer's size

On singers’ size

An open letter to the critics of the London Times, who are targeting singers for their appearances

Rose Beuret

Gumption ‘n Rose

Rose Beuret, long life companion of Rodin, was not initially part of the plan.
After all the opera already had two main female charachters, the old and the young Camille.

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