Opera

What happened at the premiere of Madame Butterfly?

What happened at the premiere of Madam Butterfly?

who are the best opera composers in the world?

The greatest opera composers of all time

What does Wagner's Ring cycle mean?

What is Wagner’s Ring Cycle?

Who was Jenny Lind

Who was Jenny Lind?

Is Glyndebourne Festival Opera taking place in 2021?

Is Glyndebourne Festival Opera taking place in 2021?

What are the lyrics to ‘Nessun Dorma’ from Puccini’s opera Turandot?

What are the lyrics to ‘Nessun Dorma’ from Puccini’s opera Turandot?

Best Italian operas

Italian operas: 5 of the best to explore after Tosca

best opera recordings released on CD and DV

The best opera recordings released on CD and DVD in 2021 so far

Puccini's Tosca guide

Puccini’s Tosca: A guide to when and why this dramatic opera was composed

Puccini's Tosca best recordings

The best recordings of Puccini’s Tosca

When and why did Verdi write Aida?

When and why did Verdi write Aida?

Sunrise and Sanap Cliffs - Photo by Adam Osinski

Music festivals of Gozo Music festivals of Gozo

Who wrote the first opera

What was the first opera ever written?

Pretty Yende in Gaetano Donizetti’s ‘Lucia Di Lammermoor’ at the Bastille Opera House in Paris (credit: Getty Images)

Why do opera singers use so much vibrato?

'Comedy and Tragedy' masks (Digital Composite)

What is the difference between a musical and an opera?