Opera Now - May 2015

English | 100 pages | True PDF | 23,2 MB
Opera Now celebrates the achievements of the Komische Oper Berlin, winner of the Company category at this year’s International Opera Awards; an historic meeting between Fidel Castro and Che Guevara provides the inspiration for Cuba’s first opera in 50 years; and Szymanowski’s extraordinary Król Roger receives its Covent Garden premiere.
Plus, Fabio Armiliato and Daniela Dessì discuss love and marriage on stage and off; we meet some of this year’s recipients of the International Opera Awards Foundation’s bursary scheme as they take their first steps in the profession; Robert Turnbull looks forward to the first staging of Cavalli’s Veremonda since 1652; Monika Saunders shares some highs and lows of her 15 years at the helm of Woodhouse Opera; Michael White asks whether opera is losing talent to bad teaching; Oliver Awards panellist Tim Crocker-Buque surveys the 2014/15 London season; and your chance to WIN 10 complete Donizetti operas on CD from Opera Rara.