The North Bay Symphony Orchestra (NBSO) is launching its 2025-2026 performance season with Homelands on Saturday, October 18, at the Capitol Centre.

Phyllida Lloyd’s production of La Bohème for Opera North is over 32 years old but still feels young. And for its audiences it ...

Mel Giedroyc is to make her English National Opera debut in the company’s revival of HMS Pinafore this winter. The performer, writer and television presenter will feature in a non-singing role in the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. English National Opera is in need of a Prince Charming. Although the company has successfully fought off Arts ...

Niamh O'Sullivan as Carmen and John Findon as Don José: fitfully powerful, finely sungAll images by Bill Knight for The Arts Desk O’Sullivan has emerged as a marvellous singer-actor, with a singular, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. In 1949, choreographer Jerome Robbins phoned Leonard Bernstein with an idea for updating “Romeo and Juliet” into a ...

Bizet’s opera Carmen is a powerful presence in our cultural landscape, with melodies such as that of the habanera “L’amour est un oiseau rebelle” etched into the public’s consciousness. The gritty ...

Opera today launched its subscription-based, AI-focused Neon browser, which joins a growing field of companies touting agentic browsing capabilities. Opera first previewed Neon in May and is now ...