A Visit to Friends at Aldeburgh: 'a totally new harmonic language'
The Flying Dutchman at Opera Holland Park: ambitious and intense
Parsifal at Glyndebourne review: Wagnerian drama at its most gripping
Teenager Florence surprises Charles with ‘awesome’ hug
The Excursions of Mr Brouček review: 'laboured comedy in comic opera'
Natalya Romaniw on Die Walküre: 'It's not just balls to the wall!'
Winterreise by Joyce DiDonato and Maxim Emelyanychev at Wigmore Hall
Rapid treatment prevents need for life-changing surgery for rectal cancer
Mary, Queen of Scots at London Coliseum review: inventively vigorous
Festen at The Royal Opera: gripping adaptation of a film masterpiece
Jenufa at the ROH: symbolic, psychological and more potent than ever
Danielle de Niese: 'The Merry Widow is opera’s Love Actually’
The Elixir of Love at London Coliseum: bold, comic and full of sparkle
Tales of Hoffman at the Royal Opera House: thought-provoking spectacle
Il Segreto di Susanna/Pagliacci at Opera Holland Park: light and dark
Opera champion overwhelmed by CBE honour in King’s Birthday Honours
King applauded on Royal Opera House stage in surprise appearance
The Royal Opera House to change its name in a big boost to ballet
Meet Lee Bradshaw: the opera composer inspired by Iron Maiden
Carmen at the Royal Opera: where was the explosive chemistry?
The Rake's Progress at Hackney Empire: a barrage of ideas and concepts
Zarqa Al Yamama: the opera bridging the Arab and Western worlds
Stephen Mangan on new role at Classic FM: My career is quite confusing
What to get up to in London this weekend
Jephtha at the Royal Opera House: a powerful indictment of puritanism
Marina Abramović 7 Deaths of Maria Callas at ENO: a personal exorcism
Marina Abramović: 'Take care? No, have guts! Be warrior! Take risk!'
Who is Maria Callas? First look at Angelina Jolie as opera singer
The Coronation of Poppea at Hackney Empire: dripping in lust and greed
Céphale et Procris at Grimeborn Opera Festival: defiantly of its time
AI analysis could help speed up heart failure detection, research suggests
Trouble in Tahiti at Arcola Theatre: riddled with irony
The Grand Old Opera House Hotel, Edinburgh: why squander a good idea?
La Bohème at Opera Holland Park: a fresh take on a perennial favourite
Out of her Mouth at Spitalfields Festival review: sung with style
Werther at the Royal Opera House: superstar Jonas Kaufmann is eclipsed
Dialogues des Carmélites at Glyndebourne: enthralling and timely
It’s wrong to call the Arts Council I chair a bastion of Philistines
Il trovatore at the Royal Opera House: leaves its singers stranded
Opera is back but the ENO is clearly on its knees
BBC Proms 2023: the 20 concerts you should book now
Symphony of Sorrowful Songs at ENO: a bold and mysterious choice
Blue at ENO review: this production will gather momentum and intensity
This latest ENO agreement is a face-saving fool’s game
Top opera designer says Brexit has done “terrible damage” to the genre
What West End plays are being streamed at Vue?
The Dead City at the London Coliseum: almost unbearably poignant
Akhnaten at the ENO review: Philip Glass opera revival is blistering
New William Hogarth exhibition to feature artwork not seen for 300 years
The Rhinegold at the Coliseum: a visual feast but the dish needs work
Lise Davidsen: opera productions cannot hide behind tradition
Little Women at Opera Holland Park review: Economical yet intricate
Grimeborn: tiny budgets, crazy settings and singers nearly in your lap
Margot La Rouge at Le Villi: Slender but convincing stories
Otello at ROH: Covent Garden fields its first black singer in the role
Alcina at Glyndebourne review: An extravagant mash-up
Sun & Sea at LIFT: the climate change opera that audiences adore
Eugene Onegin, Opera Holland Park: tricky staging undermines intensity
La Bohème, the King’s Head: opera on a shoestring but affectingly sung
Dame Julie Andrews: I will miss Tony Walton more than I can say
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