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When Vienna’s Opera Tradition Got Too Traditional, They Stepped In

Bogdan Roscic and Lotte de Beer are shaking the dust off Vienna’s two biggest repertory companies.

By Joshua Barone

Kosky, Barrie (1967- ) London Symphony Orchestra Opera Pappano, Antonio Puccini, Giacomo Royal Opera House Verdi, Giuseppe

Royal Opera House’s Music Director Leaves His Mark

Antonio Pappano says the London house, where he is wrapping up 22 years as music director, “will always be my home.”

By Rebecca Schmid

Glyndebourne Festival Handel, George Frederick Opera

In a Handel Opera, a Rare Type of Voice Gets a New Audience

A revival of Handel’s “Giulio Cesare” this summer at Glyndebourne, an English opera festival, features three countertenors with three different sounds.

By David Belcher

Classical Music Content Type: Personal Profile Music Opera Royal Opera House

The Opera Singer Aigul Akhmetshina on Her Career, ‘Carmen’ and More

During a break at the Royal Opera House, Aigul Akhmetshina discussed her action-packed career, “Carmen” and her mission to spread her love of opera.

By Farah Nayeri