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From Henry Purcell to George Benjamin, a set of ten operas to demonstrate that English is not just a language for prose and poetry, but also a vibrant language for opera.

Barbara Hannigan talks about her relationship with Boulez, on singing Pli selon pli, and returning to the London Symphony Orchestra to conduct two programmes this season.

Contemporary opera has bounced back from the disruptions of the pandemic with significant gusto. We look ahead to several major operatic world premieres in the 2023–24 season.

Finnish soprano Anu Komsi tells us about her upcoming performance of Magnus Lindberg’s Accused with the GSO and about that time her cats joined in while she was singing for composer Jukka Tiensuu.

We speak to Dr Shizuka Hariu about the challenges of staging George Benjamin’s Written on Skin for Kazushi Ono's performances at Tokyo’s Suntory Hall at the end of August.

Ahead of the French première of his latest opera, Lessons in Love and Violence, Sir George Benjamin discusses his past works and shows us under the bonnet of his art.

We meet the Canadian soprano as she prepares for the world première of George Benjamin's new opera, Lessons in Love and Violence at the Royal Opera House.