Columnists Culture Lifestyle TownGiocondas on stage: singers and actresses as protagonists of European operasThe end of the 19th century was marked by an interesting trend in theatre – actresses became the protagonists of…
Columnists Culture Lifestyle People TownRising Star at the Finnish National Opera: Elisaveta Rimkevitch’s Journey from Pianist to Opera SensationElisaveta Rimkevitch is a member of the Young Artist Program at the Finnish National Opera and is singing Tatyana in…
Columnists Culture Lifestyle People TownSimon Stephens about his love to Anton Chekhov and working on VanyaThe interview with British playwright Simon Stephens took place in February 2024 just before the National Theatre Live broadcast of…
Columnists Culture Lifestyle TownInvention of colour: Colour Revolution exhibition at the Ashmolean MuseumOn September 21 The Oxford’s University Ashmolean Museum launched an exhibition Colour Revolution at its John Sainsbury Exhibition Galleries. Oxford…
Columnists Culture Lifestyle TownWhere the stars are born: insights into the Academy of the Paris Opera HouseOn 24 January 2024, the Paris Opera Academy concert was held at the Opéra Garnier. It was an opportunity for…
Columnists Culture Lifestyle TownENO delves into the dark recesses of an imagined totalitarian systemOn February 1-15 the English National Opera will stage the revival of the Danish composer Poul Ruders’ acclaimed opera The…
Columnists Culture Lifestyle People TownGeorge Benjamin: It is so difficult to write music, almost impossible to write it wellBorn in 1960, British composer George Benjamin began composing at the age of seven. In 1976 he entered the Paris…
Columnists Culture Lifestyle People TownGender games: British theatre director Katie Mitchell and her “Orlando” at Berlin’s SchaubühneBack in 1999, Zygmunt Bauman told us that we were living in ‘liquid modernity’ where certain institutions, boundaries, and social…
Culture Lifestyle TownWonka – A Flavor More Enchanting Than Chocolate Itself!The eagerly awaited film ‘Wonka’ debuted in the UK and the US just prior to Christmas, on December 8 and…
Columnists Culture Lifestyle TownProphet Song: the future that could be around the cornerOn 26 November 2023, the winner of the 2023 Booker Prize was announced, with Prophet Song written by Irish writer…
Columnists Culture Lifestyle TownTonight you dream of Turandot: Teatro San Carlo in Naples opens its new seasonOn December 7, 2023 Teatro alla Scala in Milan had a magnificent opening of the new season, with a magnificent…
Culture NewsThe new La Scala season opens on December 7 with stunning Don CarloThe evening of December 7 in Milan’s world-famous Opera House Teatro alla Scala is probably the busiest, and the house,…