Opera Now  |  October 2015
We celebrate the life and legacy of Luciano Pavarotti in the first of Rhinegold’s Legends of Music series with a special 24-page commemorative supplement marking the 80th anniversary of his birth; Royal Opera House music director Sir Antonio Pappano speaks to Opera Now about the importance of encouraging directors to take risks and grapple with subtexts in opera; and we take a trip to the studios in Rome to preview Warner Classics’ new recording of Verdi’s Aida. Plus, Michael Tanner examines drama and virtuosity in the operas of Giuseppe Verdi; soprano Magdalena Anna Hofmann prepares for a season packed with Wagner, Dvořák and Reznicek; Kent Leong introduces the opera programme at this year’s Macau International Music Festival; Michael White considers some productions that stretch the definition of opera to breaking point; Opera Now’s international guide to the best live performances this autumn; and your chance to WIN a collectors’ edition of Pavarotti on CD.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Opera Now October 2015.