Want a glimpse at opera’s next act? Look no further than a buzzy production of Richard Wagner’s ‘Tristan und Isolde’ at New ...

Director Claus Guth’s production of Salome at the Metropolitan Opera is heavily laden with psychoanalytic symbols. King Herod’s titular stepdaughter, dressed in a Victorian-era children’s dress ...

Opera Forward Festival (OFF) will mark its tenth anniversary with performances running March 6-15, 2026 in Amsterdam. Since launching in 2016, OFF has served as a platform for contemporary opera ...

Anthony Freud is sitting in the very last row on the highest balcony of the Lyric Opera House. It’s a far cry from the seat traditionally reserved for the general director right in front of the stage.

Urgent, compelling and extravagant: the Opera Forward Festival (OFF) is a defiant exploration of uncharted territory. With ground-breaking music theatre productions, distinctive performances and ...

When production shots of Timothée Chalamet in Marty Supreme first graced the internet, one wag, taking note of the glasses, mustache and sweater vest, had an alternate project in mind. “First look at ...

Royal Ballet and Opera has now launched its 2025/26 Season, and is showcasing a programme that interrogates the future as well as delivering classic revivals and ambitious new productions. One of the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Michel van der Aa is the librettist, composer, stage director and film director of his new opera, Theory of ...