Opera (with Opera News)
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February 1950
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Opera is the world’s leading magazine devoted to the operatic artform. Founded in 1950 it provides an extensive range of feature articles, interviews, listings and reviews – of live performances, books and recordings. Now incorporating the US publication Opera News, this range extends yet further, offering unrivalled worldwide coverage of events.
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Latest Issue:
- Complete with a detailed Festivals Directory and Festivals Spotlight, our May 2025 issue previews the summer season with a special focus on:
- The 50th anniversary of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
- Finland’s star bass Mika Kares, who sings two roles at Savonlinna, in profile
- Martinů and his World: as the 35th Bard Music Festival features the Czech composer, we examine the synergy between him and his painter friends
- Sensorium Ex, a Paola Prestini premiere at the Common Senses Festival, Omaha
- A Visit to Friends: Colin Matthews’s Chekhovian operatic debut at Aldeburgh
- Smetana’s Litomyšl: the festival celebrating the father of Czech opera
- In Stage Door, our emerging artist of the month is the conductor Daniela Candillari
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