Summer 2024

THE OPERA LOVER’S ESSENTIAL GUIDE

LIDIYAYANKOVSKAYA The conductor on leadership and identity

Antonio Pappano Looking back on 22 years at the Royal Opera House

English Touring Opera Director Robin Norton-Hale on cultivating change

PLUS • Cal McCrystal – directing Glyndebourne’s Merry Widow • Riccardo Muti Academy – Italian opera’s next generation Live Reviews from Dutch National Opera, Opéra National de Lyon and more • Worldwide opera guide



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