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From arias to algorithms: Why the Royal Opera House is embracing AI – even as some musicians feel ‘miserable’ about it

The rise of machine learning has led many artists and writers to feel that their life's work could be about to be destroyed. But at one of the world's most traditional cultural institutions, practitioners are looking at new and controversial ways of embracing AI, writes Andrew Griffin

The Independent UK

Opera director Netia Jones: ‘AI is not going away. Either you batten down the hatches or you ride the wave’

Royal Opera’s new associate director on her obsession with Peter Grimes, winning over tech-sceptics and the joy of school matinee shows

The Guardian - UK

Peter Grimes review – Netia Jones’s brutal new production electrifies

In the hands of Gothenburg Opera, Britten’s storm-tossed masterpiece takes psychological horror to the next level

The Guardian - UK

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‘Opera should be an unstoppable art form’: Royal Opera announce Netia Jones as associate director

The Royal Ballet and Opera have created a new role, allowing Jones to drive development and new commissions

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Pekka Kuusisto & Norwegian Chamber Orchestra: DSCH; Camerata RCO – review

A top cast and young local chorus share the honours in Netia Jones’s stylish new Britten staging; Finnish live-wire Pekka Kuusisto and friends conjure Shostakovich in the dark. Plus, Bruckner’s 6th for 10 players…

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Least Like the Other; Elena Urioste and Tom Poster

The sad fate of Rosemary Kennedy is strikingly told by Irish National Opera. Plus, the female French composer we should all know about…

The Guardian - UK

Least Like the Other review – the horror story of Rosemary Kennedy’s life

Irish National Opera are excellent in this powerful work about the Kennedy airbrushed from history after she was lobotomised aged 23

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An Anatomy of Melancholy review – vivid musical study of an indefinable condition

In an intimate show – part a staged recital part a mini-opera - Iestyn Davies and Thomas Dunford perform John Dowland’s lute songs epitomising melancholy

The Guardian - UK

An Anatomy of Melancholy at The Pit Theatre, Barbican review: deeply moving

An Anatomy of Melancholy at the Barbican

Evening Standard

From The Banshees of Inisherin to Taylor Swift: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

A black Irish comedy or the return of country-pop’s finest? Our critics have you covered for the next seven days

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