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Britten in Europe
Britten in Europe, 12-Star Culture
Strength in Numbers
The Guardian
The experience of being in an opera chorus
A Passion for Music
The Spectator
The Earl of Harewood talks about a life in opera
The Swan Queen
The Lady
Deborah Bull, principal dancer with The Royal Ballet and now Creative Director of the Royal Opera House, in conversation
Garsington on the Move
The Spectator
Garsington Opera heads for a new home at Wormsley
Tristan und Isolde in Widescreen
The Guardian
On tour with the Philharmonia Orchestra
Stage Struck
The Lady
The hidden skills of the stage manager
Guiding Principles
The Spectator
What makes a good audio-guide?
La Bête
The Spectator
Director Matthew Warchus in conversation
The Great Communicator
The Spectator
Celebrating Leonard Bernstein
Stacks of Learning
The Lady
The London Library - a reader's paradise
In the Firing Line
The Spectator
Why does the Royal Opera House keep a stash of weaponry backstage?
Shoe Story
The Lady
A glimpse behind the scenes at the workings of the Royal Opera House shoe department
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Partners in Rhyme
The Lady
The enduring popularity of Gilbert and Sullivan
A View from the Pit
The Spectator
Playing in an opera orchestra; Janice Graham, leader of the English National Opera orchestra in conversation
Presence or Presents?
The Lady
What are the duties of a modern-day godparent?
Operatic Transports
The Spectator Christmas issue
An investigation into some of the many modes of transport featured in opera plots
Communicating through Music
The Spectator
How music can help overcome the isolation of dementia sufferers
Choir Joys
The Lady
The joys of singing - in choirs, in chamber groups, with children, on your own
Ready for Anything
The Spectator
Simon McBurney discusses the challenges of performing in Beckett's Endgame
Behind the Scenes at the Coliseum
The Spectator
discovering the daunting tasks faced by the technical team, getting the show on - and off - stage
An Intelligent Spectacle
The Spectator
David Pountney talks about the massive extravaganzas on the lake at the Bregenz Festival
A Close Engagement with Music
The Spectator
The voice of Radio 3's In Tune, Sean Rafferty
Shore Leave
Opera Now
A visit to the Apollo Theatre in Hermoupolis, on the Greek island of Syros
Dangerous Territory
The Spectator
Soprano Janis Kelly plays the role of a temperamental and tormented prima donna in Rufus Wainwright's new opera
Alone in the Wilderness
The Spectator
What draws actors to the gruelling and solitary experience of the one-man show
Giving Life to Characters
The Spectator
Ian McDiarmid transforms a novel into a play and performs the leading role
A Power to Enthral
The Spectator
How book illustration can bring the narrative to life
Morality Takes to the Stage
The Spectator
A staged realisation of The Pilgrim's Progress by Vaughan Williams
A Natural Approach to Chekhov
The Spectator
Joanna Lumley talks about Chekhov, as she prepares to play Madame Ranevskaya in The Cherry Orchard, directed by Jonathan Miller