Opera Specialist Alexandra Coghlan talks to historian Marina Warner and cultural historian Gavin Plumley to dive into the musical waters of Dvořák's fairytale opera.
Since its 2017 premiere, Hamlet has been praised for its unerring virtuosity and mesmerising score, won a host of major awards and travelled to three continents.
Alexandra Coghlan talks to librettist Matthew Jocelyn, composer Brett Dean and Shakespeare scholar Sir Jonathan Bate to explore the o...
Salvation and damnation, innocence and corruption, love, hatred and a beautiful boy all collide in Benjamin Britten’s Billy Budd.
Alexandra Coghlan talks to naval historian Dr James Davey and musicologist Dr Imani Mosley to explore Britten’s evocative, ambiguous score.
Famously described by writer ETA Hoffmann as “the opera of all operas”, Don Giovanni is a work that dared to bring new darkness to a legend whose dangerous edges often came sheathed in comedy.
Alexandra Coghlan talks to author and critic Lucasta Miller and bass-baritone Gerald Finley to explore ...
