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‘We can’t just be in our ivory tower’: the Italian conductor aiming to open up the Royal Opera House to everyone

Speranza Scappucci hopes to demystify the art form for the English public when she becomes principal guest conductor

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Wozzeck; Don Giovanni – Christian Gerhaher and Anja Kampe thrill in five-star Berg

Direction and music are as one in Deborah Warner’s gripping new Royal Opera production, while a fine young cast redeems thoughtful if low-key Mozart

The Guardian - UK

King’s College London cuts ties with opioids-linked Sackler family

University is latest body to distance itself from sponsorship by owners of Purdue Pharma, makers of OxyContin

The Guardian - UK

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Director Adele Thomas: ‘In theatre, you need a private income just to live’

The theatre and opera director on how her working-class Welsh background informs her work, the strangeness of Il trovatore, and her eclectic running playlist

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Abomination: A DUP Opera; Aida – review

Its Belfast premiere positively crackled, and four years on, Conor Mitchell’s lush, searing satire on DUP homophobia continues to provoke

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Innocence; Sakari Oramo/BBCSO; Explore Ensemble – review

A big week for Finnish music and musicians led by Kaija Saariaho’s powerful opera about a school shooting, and a thrilling Bartok performance

The Guardian - UK

A day in the life of a ballerina - dizzying turns, snapping shoes and wig fittings

The Royal Ballet invited Mirror writer Amber O'Connor behind the scenes at the Royal Opera House to see where the magic happens and watch principal dancer Mayara Magri in rehearsal for The Sleeping Beauty

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Innocence review – Saariaho’s iridescent score keeps the harrowing drama at arm’s length

Dealing with the terrible aftermath of a school shooting, this production is sensitively staged and sung but its characters fail to come into focus and the beauty of the music ultimately works against the drama

The Guardian - UK

Britain's Got Talent viewers recognise Golden Buzzer act Malakai Bayoh from duet with famous star

Fans of the show were quick to spot that Golden Buzzer winner Malakai Bayoh had duetted with Aled Jones, as well as performed at the Royal Opera House

Chronicle Live

ITV Britain's Got Talent viewers uncover Malakai Bayoh's showbiz past

Fans were taken aback by the singer's amazing voice

Liverpool Echo

‘One of the most important works of our time’ – inside Innocence, Kaija Saariaho’s school-shooting opera

Sung in nine languages, with music by one of the world’s most acclaimed composers, Innocence comes to the UK this month. The team behind it reveal how it drew on everything from The Last Supper to Finnish cowherding music

The Guardian - UK

‘We’ve had to stop people fighting and urinating in their seats’: the ugly new side of theatre audiences

On Good Friday, police were called to a performance of The Bodyguard – and there have been numerous other examples of audiences behaving badly. With crowds heckling, screaming, livestreaming and even copulating during shows, what can be done?

The Guardian - UK

Classic Tube posters reimagined for 160th anniversary of London Underground

Four classic Tube posters that celebrate London’s cultural life have been “reimagined” to mark the 160th anniversary of the Underground.

Evening Standard

The week in classical: Siemens Hallé international conductors competition; LSO/ Hannigan; Turandot – review

A trio of young conductors vie for a job with the Hallé; Barbara Hannigan takes Mahler at his word; and Antonio Pappano makes a thriller of Puccini’s final opera

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Royal Opera House accused of ‘whitewashing’ over new show

The Royal Opera House (ROH) has been accused of “whitewashing” over its latest production of a Puccini classic.

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