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HISTORICAL FACTS: Siegfried - The Untold Story

Siegfried at Royal Opera: A spectacular triumph

4/5 The latest part of Wagner’s Ring cycle at Royal Opera is remarkably performed and staged

Evening Standard

Siegfried review – invigorating and mesmerising staging, with Schager outstanding as Wagner’s hero

The third opera of Barrie Kosky’s Ring cycle again places the naked ancient earth goddess centre stage in a thoughtful and deft production that boasts an excellent cast and orchestral playing that captures the score’s complex colours

The Guardian - UK

‘Siegfried wants to have fun, kill the dragon, meet the girl’: Andreas Schager on Wagner’s young bully

The Austrian tenor is making his Royal Opera debut as Siegfried in the third instalment of of the Ring Cycle. He explains why operetta prepared him for the opera’s epic demands, and why Wagner’s loutish adolescent is more hero than zero

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TV tonight: Lauren Lyle heads to New Zealand in a stressful new thriller

A Scottish doctor lands in deep trouble as she attends her estranged sister’s wedding. Plus: semi-nude wrestling in Dragons’ Den. Here’s what to watch this evening

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Latino Dancer Isaac Hernández Dazzles New York in 'Swan Lake' Debut with American Ballet Theatre: Celebrated with Birria Tacos

Mexican-born ballet sensation Isaac Hernández made headlines this weekend in New York City, taking center stage at the Metropolitan Opera House as Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake. Performing as part of American Ballet Theatre's 2025 summer season,

Latin Times

Wahnfried review – madness, monstrousness and a mischievous Wagner daemon

Avner Dorman’s chilling opera about the toxic Wagner clan’s in-fighting comes to the UK in an effective and lively staging by Polly Graham

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ATHENA: Blood Twins Hero Tier List (May 2025)

Learn which heroes are best and why with our ultimate ATHENA: Blood Twins tier list!

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Children of Radium by Joe Dunthorne review – complicity, courage and cowardice examined in a slippery marvel

The Submarine author employs that novel’s warmth and wit in his investigation into whether his great-grandfather knowingly helped to make chemical weapons for the Nazis

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‘You very rarely see men moving together like this’: Matthew Bourne on 30 years of his radical Swan Lake

Three decades after he first adapted Tchaikovsky’s classic, the choreographer’s reimagining of Swan Lake, with an all-male corps, is back for an anniversary tour. He and his original team tell the story of a show that stunned audiences

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: The Monster in the Maze; Yuja Wang and Víkingur Ólafsson; Rigoletto – review

Sheffield takes on the Minotaur in a rousing Jonathan Dove staging; fire meets grace as two superstar pianists share the stage; and ENO’s Verdi updating remains the godfather of them all

The Guardian - UK

All Creatures Great and Small Christmas special 2024: release date, cast, plot and everything we know

We're sure baby Jimmy will be getting lots of presents this Christmas...

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Sydney Festival bucks cost of living with $49 tickets

Director Olivia Ansell's final Sydney Festival presents a slate of 130 shows, with free events and cheap early-bird tickets.

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Groping, greed and the lust for great power: what Wagner’s Ring Cycle tells us about Trump v Harris

US politics may lack swords and spears, dragons and talking birds, but Wagner’s tale of money, power, rivalry and grudges still carries striking parallels with the US elections

The Guardian - UK

Swan Lake at the London Coliseum review: a sweet but soporific affair

This production from the State Ballet of Georgia has its moments, but still – have we had too many Swan Lakes?

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From Bond to bust: a Sin City hotel’s closing mirrors the new face of Vegas

Tropicana, once host to celebrities, criminals and 007, will be replaced by the city’s new focus of attraction, a sports stadium

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Swan Lake; Danses Concertantes/Different Drummer/Requiem – review

The Royal Ballet’s long-running and rather cumbersome Swan Lake is elevated by the dancers’ artistry, while a fine Kenneth MacMillan triple bill deserves more performances

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Fremantle acquires global distribution rights for 'Hagen,' a premium fantasy drama based on a bestselling novel, offering a contemporary reimagining of a m...

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Fifteen hours of Wagner: Opera Australia’s Ring Cycle brings big spectacle – and a world first – to Brisbane

The high-tech production took 27 semitrailers to load in – and while tickets aren’t cheap, the marathon pays off

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Stephen Gould obituary

Tenor whose robust and attractive tone enhanced a thrillingly heroic delivery

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Pick of the podcasts: the best listens for your autumn commute

As the London Podcast Festival gets underway, here are our recommendations for some of the funny, thrilling and compelling podcasts that have kept us entertained this year

The Guardian - UK

Graham Clark obituary

Tenor who loved exploring dramatic possibilities in Wagner with imaginative directors at Bayreuth and Covent Garden

The Guardian - UK

Götterdämmerung review – conductor Anthony Negus is the lord of this Ring

The conductor’s authority and understanding permeate every bar, but the whole cast excel in this deeply satisfying production

The Guardian - UK

John Dobson obituary

Stalwart opera singer who clocked up more than 2,000 performances in around 90 roles at Covent Garden

Manchester Evening News

Nerubashenko Ballet presents Swan Lake at Manchester Opera House, reviewed

"Wearing beautiful white tutus, the dancers became elegant, bird-like creatures as they moved across the stage."

Evening Standard

Brünnhilde’s Dream: how our new show turned Wagner’s heroine from icon to everywoman

Wotan’s daughter isn’t the most obvious person to speak for the sisterhood, but this new music production gives her a new voice

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