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Rescue, as well as traditional and popular songs. View here for three days. 7:30 pm ET: Met Opera Streams presents Verdi’s Luisa Miller. Starring Sonya Yoncheva, Olesya Petrova, Piotr Beczala, Plácido Domingo, Alexander Vinogradov, and Dmitry Belosselskiy, conducted by Bertrand de Billy. Production by Elijah Moshinsky. From April 14, 2018. View here and for 24 hours. 8 pm ET: Seattle Opera presents The Big Opera Show. A journey through Seattle Operas upcoming season featuring special gues...

Tel: +44 (0)1937 546546 Fiona Sampson in conversation with Peter Salmon about a remarkable poet Due to unforeseen circumstances this event has been rescheduled. It will now take place on Tuesday 23 March 2021, 19.30 – 20.30. Previously booked tickets will still be valid. This is an online event hosted by Unique Media. Bookers will be sent a link in advance giving access and will be able to watch at any time for 48 hours after the start time. “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways," poet...

5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Tenors Rufus Wainwright, Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli and others choose opera’s most passionate, golden voices. Credit...Angie Wang March 3, 2021 Now we want to convince those curious friends to love the passionate, ringing tenor voice. We hope you find lots here to discover and enjoy; leave your choices in the comments. ◆ ◆ ◆ Rufus Wainwright, composer and songwriter My dad, Loudon, has never much liked opera. But when I was 13, the opera bug struck me ...

All Creatures Great And Small: Christmas Special This drama series about vets in the chocolate-box Yorkshire Dales is first-class comfort viewing (Callum Woodhouse, above)  This drama series about vets in the chocolate-box Yorkshire Dales is first-class comfort viewing. It’s Christmas Eve and James is trying to come to terms with the fact that Helen is marrying Hugh in the morning – although she doesn’t seem very happy about it. Tuesday 22, Channel 5, 9pm   Worzel Gummidge: Saucy Nancy ...

A delicious souffle of a production: English Touring Operas Così fan tutte Credit: Richard Hubert Smith There seemed to be so much to look forward to in 2020. Elektra with Nina Stemme and Jenufa with Asmik Grigorian and Karita Mattila at Covent Garden; Barrie Kosky’s production of Dialogues des Carmelites at Glyndebourne; the centenary of the Salzburg Festival; an eco-friendly staging of Così fan tutte by Opera North pioneering the use of entirely recycled sets and costumes. And things duly...