Contents List
JUNE ISSUE
FRONT OF HOUSE
- Editorial
Opera off the beaten track - Feedback
Readers’ letters, emails and online posts - News & Notes
Sir Colin Davis remembered | International Opera Awards launched in London | New York opera companies form alliance to foster diversity | All points Norse at Oslo’s new house | A letter from Beirut | and more… - Artist of the Month
South African soprano Pretty Yende
MAIN STAGE
- Cover feature
The mild-mannered Italian maestro Gianluca Marcianò talks about life as a globe-trotting musician, his penchant for unconventional destinations, and gives us a glimpse of his wild side - Postcard from...
Eastern Europe – nations once locked behind the Iron Curtain are rediscovering their rich cultural heritage, including a fascinating and often forgotten musical legacy - Stand up for Wagner
Amanda Holloway introduces this year’s BBC Proms programme, including the festival’s first ever complete Ring cycle - Festival preview – Québec
Canada’s newest summer festival is already attracting worldwide acclaim thanks to the leadership of Québec-born director Robert Lepage - Late summer festivals
Opera Now’s pick of the best international festivals running through late summer into autumn - A steady stream
Opera North introduces three autumn productions to celebrate Britten’s birth centenary - Opera bluff
Johann Strauss II’s Die Fledermaus
THE CRITICAL VIEW
- Live reviews
New York City Opera’s spring 2013 season | Plácido Domingo as Nabucco at Covent Garden | Richard Jones directs Gloriana in Hamburg | Nancy’s The Importance of Being Earnest | Sarasota Festival focus | New productions in Rome, Oslo, Bergen and Beijing - New releases
Opera on CD, DVD and Blu-ray - Sheet music
Stefano Donaudy: 36 Arias in Antique Style
SPOTLIGHT
- Opera Now's international guide to the best live opera this summer
- PLUS Opera on TV, online and in cinemas
BACKSTAGE
- Company profile
Cape Town Opera – a strong foothold for opera at the tip of the African continent, providing a platform for young singers from a diverse background to make an impact on the international scene - Squillo
Michael White considers some ambitious attempts to stage opera in real settings, from Carmen on the streets of Seville to this year’s Peter Grimes on the beach at Aldeburgh…
