Opera in outer space? Classic FM's resident Beethoven expert John Suchet reviews Opéra de Lyon's most unusual production of Fidelio. When you consider the struggle Beethoven had writing his only opera ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. If you ask Serge Dorny about his priorities in opera, he does not couch his reply in terms of outreach or access – ...

Serge Dorny: 'It's not about being provocative or disrespectful, I'm trying to find a balance' I'm not just bringing in a video artist just to be provocative, to be trendy “I try to give any artist ...

At first, it seemed like the answer could be a resounding yes. The curtain lifted on a ravishing set, a ravishing orchestral sound and a ravishing singer. The caryatid figure of Karita Mattila, in ...