Opera

Puccini's Tosca guide

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

What is the difference between a musical and an opera?

What is the difference between a musical and an opera?

Handel

Handel, George Frideric

Picture of soprano 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?

20 Greatest Operas of all time

The 20 Greatest Operas of all time

Puccini La Boheme best recordings

La bohème: the best recordings of Puccini’s masterful opera

Peter Grimes opera

Peter Grimes: the best recordings of Britten’s famous opera

St. Pancras Station

St Pancras Station to host premieres of seven new operas by female composers on International Women’s Day

Valkyrie and a Dying Hero. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

What is a leitmotif?

Opera’s monstrous mothers

Scariest operas

The scariest operas: how the supernatural world has inspired opera composers

Alice's Adventures Under Ground by Gerald Barry;
Royal Opera House;
Covent Garden;
London, UK;

Alice - Claudia Boyle;

Conductor - Thomas Adès;
Music and Libretto - Gerald Barry;
Director - Antony McDonald;
Designer - Antony McDonald;
Lighting designer - Fabiana Piccoli;
Movement director - Lucy Burge;

Photo: © ROH photographer CLIVE BARDA;

Irish National Opera to release first official recordings with Signum Records

Gilbert and Sullivan operas

Why are Gilbert and Sullivan operettas so popular?

Best Puccini operas

The best Puccini operas, as chosen by 7 leading singers and directors

What happened at the premiere of Madame Butterfly?

What happened at the premiere of Madam Butterfly?