The 2018-19 season at Opernhaus Zürich features plenty of new productions, including operas which don't feature too often, such as Die Gezeichneten and Le Grand Macabre.
Ahead of his new production of the tragic opera at Savonlinna Opera Festival, we talk to the director about his plans for the work and his background in circus.
The Chief Conductor of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra looks back to his childhood in Latvia, his time as Mravinsky assistant in Leningrad and considers his approach to music-making.
A Russian-blooded Latvian national, trained in the UK and living in Spain, the accordionist Sidorova tells us about her sense of musical and national identity.
Ahead of a major presentation of her work in Stockholm, we sit down with the master craftswoman to talk about her passion for discovery and her advice to young artists.
Hours after the launch of Opéra de Lyon's new season, Serge Dorny – who moves to the Bayerische Staatsoper in 2021 – reflects on his years with the company.
We speak to the tireless promoter of the democratisation of opera, who steps down this year after 12 years at the helm of the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence.
Chief Conductor of the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Alexander Liebreich has a reputation for getting innovative music projects off the ground.
After an acclaimed opening night in Verdi's Macbeth at the Royal Opera, one of opera's leading couples join us to talk about debuts, new roles and singing together.
