In a difficult climate, Opera North have blazed a trail. But this experimental production doesn’t entirely work ...

The sea is there: how could it not be, in light of Wagner ... the Flying Dutchman to a cheerful chorus (who have been sorting through abandoned garments, rather than spinning thread to make any) as an ...

of the opera company’s unique designation, dating back to 2018, as a Theatre of Sanctuary – a role it has conscientiously maintained. However worthy the intentions of the substitution, Wagner ...

It took me until I was in my 30s to brave a Wagner opera. Not The Flying Dutchman but Die Meistersinger von Nuernberg. Why?

Opera on 3 — Live from the Met, Wagner's The Flying Dutchman Live from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, a performance of Wagner's The Flying Dutchman. BBC Radio 3 ...

Eclectic Voices and the Blaze Ensemble join forces for a concert during Robert Levin’s residency at the Guildhall School ...

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Despite having a huge influence on the latter decades of the 19th century, the German composer wasn’t too popular with many ...