Opera Now

Opera Now captures the drama, colour and vitality of one of the most powerful of all the performing arts, showcasing the creative spirit of opera both on stage and behind the scenes. In addition, our 32-year magazine archive is now available to subscribers to our ‘digital’ and ‘print & digital’ packages, allowing you to explore more than 270 issues of opera history.

Opera Now

Opera and the impact of politics

FLEURANNE BROCKWAY Mezzo-soprano

Domingo Hindoyan named next Music Director of LA Opera

Suzanne Nance appointed executive director of Wexford Festival Opera

News in Brief

Ben Glassberg steps down from Volksoper Wien

Waltham Forest celebrates 150 years of Bizet’s Carmen with special production

IN Opera Now WINTER 2025

Fleuranne Brockway wins 2025 Concours musical international de Montréal

Gothic Opera • London-based Gothic Opera brings rare and supernatural-themed works to life each Halloween

This year in opera history • 120 years ago… Richard Strauss’s scandalous biblical epic Salome shocked Dresden audiences at its premiere on 9 December 1905

Opera done differently • Spotlighting operas and companies taking risks

Opera’s online champions

Have your say • Readers tell us about an opera production that has stayed with them

From concept to concert: the commissioning process • Having a strong idea, and strong reasons for that idea, makes the initial pitch all the more irresistible

Prompter • Where is the real heart of an opera company?

The future of Washington National Opera • As the Washington National Opera enters a milestone season under the shadow of a controversial Kennedy Center takeover, Artistic Director Francesca Zambello speaks candidly about boycotts, donor fears and why the arts must persist as a force for unity and resistance

Owning the stage • Raised in Michigan’s remote Upper Peninsula, tenor Miles Mykkanen brings his queer identity, Finnish heritage, and theatrical flair to two major roles at the Met this season

Quiet command • From her roots in Serbia and Slovenia to the podiums of America’s boldest opera houses, Daniela Candillari is quietly reshaping the sound – and spirit – of modern opera

Berlin Staatsoper International Opera Studio • Continuity of vision and trust in its young singers puts the Berlin-based studio in a unique position within the opera world

Drama reimagined • Handel turned to oratorio when opera lost its shine – crafting bold, biblical dramas for English audiences. Now, centuries later, Susanna returns to the stage at Opera North, reimagined for a new era

Must-see new opera productions in the 2025-26 season • Opera Now raises the curtain on the new season by exploring some key new productions to hit the world’s biggest stages

Five world premieres

Scarpia in Puccini’s Tosca • As he prepares to star as the villain in Oliver Mears’s new production of Tosca at the Royal Opera, Gerald Finley shares his perspective on this complex operatic figure

Opera Now LIVE REVIEWS

The opera lover’s essential guide

Postcard from Vienna • With mezzo magic, an overstuffed Figaro and a world premiere, Vienna’s operatic life continues to excite.

New releases

Spotlight Aug-Oct 2025 • Production Highlights • World Premieres • Exceptional Casts

The Opera Now Quiz • Do you know your Verdi from your Wagner? Test your wits in this month’s set of fiendish questions for the dedicated opera buff (with a clue or two in the pictures)

takis • In a new series highlighting the work of opera designers and makers, Holly Baker meets the Greek designer at his studio in London

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