Cristal rosé 1990 – As the vintages lessen in age they become more readily findable and available. Flickinger wines have a bottle for $715 (£563), markets.cruworldwine at £793 a bottle and San ...

Productions take very different approaches to the central symbol of this epic cycle, treating Wagner with daring freedom.

In other words, it’s time to move the Galapagos Islands off your bucket-list and onto your 2025 travel calendar. November ...

Vintage and retro are one of my favorite things. I’m constantly scouring for vintage finds that will make my heart sing. And if I can’t find authentic vintage, I will settle for the retro version. For ...

Almost 30 years ago a young Romanian soprano created a sensation when she debuted as Violetta in Verdi’s La traviata at London’s Royal Opera House. With a thrilling voice and diva looks to match, a ...

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When Claus Guth’s new Royal Opera staging of Janáček’s opera Jenůfa emerged from the delays of the lockdown in 2021, it had a mixed reception. Taking away reference to the local ...

It was nicely appropriate that one of the ovations on first night should be for conductor Jakub Hrusa, who was making his maiden appearance as the new music director of the Royal Opera House.

It is more than two years since the Royal Opera announced the appointment of Jakub Hrůša as its next music director, succeeding Antonio Pappano after his record-breaking 22 years in the post.

the impact he gets from the house orchestra is seared on the memory. The composer's first great score has its problems in a not always clear orchestration – later he went for extremes, which pose ...

It’s a mistake to dismiss Claus Guth’s production of Janacek’s Jenůfa as symbolically overwrought and interminably grey. Look closer and you’ll discover dualities and colour under ...