Why Lucia di Lammermoor is one of opera's most challenging roles
3 November 2017
Soprano Lisette Oropesa explores the vocal challenges of Donizetti's tragic masterpiece.
Young Artist Profile: Jennifer Davis on the language of opera
20 January 2017
The Irish soprano shares how a love of words informs her performances on stage.
Watch: Janet Baker and Joyce DiDonato discuss their stellar careers
22 June 2016
Two of opera's greatest stars share their thoughts on the art form and how it has evolved over the past 60 years, as well as what it needs to do to survive.
Five singers to join Jette Parker Young Artists Programme in September 2016
22 January 2016
The search for the opera stars of tomorrow saw entries from 50 countries around the world.
Watch: Becoming Zerlina - from first rehearsal to stage with Elizabeth Watts
12 May 2014
Follow the British soprano through the process of performing Don Giovanni.
Watch: John Tomlinson on his approach to performance
26 February 2014
The British bass gives a masterclass on the nuances of the human voice.
Young Artist Profile: Hanna Hipp
1 July 2013
The Polish mezzo-soprano reflects on two years with The Royal Opera and her final Covent Garden performance in La rondine.
Thomas Hampson on Simon Boccanegra: ‘Dramatic, beautiful and rewarding’
11 April 2013
The American baritone on how the piece reflects Verdi’s own life, opera as theatre and his philanthropic work.
Listen: Leo Nucci on playing Nabucco
28 March 2013
The Italian baritone on Verdi as a towering figure of Italian art, and his own childhood.
Thomas Hampson: A true "Mastersinger"
25 February 2013
We profile the American baritone, who appears in Simon Boccanegra this summer.