Ahead of the opening of Andrea Chénier, Antonio Pappano’s final production as music director of the Royal Opera, the award-winning conductor talks to George Hall about a life dedicated to music, his 22-year tenure at Covent Garden, funding pressures and why UK opera’s future is under threat
The Arts Council’s chief executive has recently been determined to speak about the notion of excellence, a concept that has felt actively downgraded since the launch of Let’s Create
Paul Gregg’s new autobiography tells the story of UK commercial theatre ownership during a period of dramatic change. The past decade has been relatively stable, but what could the next chapter bring?
Welcome to our weekly discussion forum for key issues facing those working in theatre and the performing arts. This week, we ask: what kind of job have you never done, but would like to?
Ahead of the opening of Andrea Chénier, Antonio Pappano’s final production as music director of the Royal Opera, the award-winning conductor talks to George Hall about a life dedicated to music, his 22-year tenure at Covent Garden, funding pressures and why UK opera’s future is under threat
“Children’s imaginations are fired by Shakespeare”
From crossing vast mountain ranges and committing brutal acts of violence, to conjuring life-sized tigers and going inside the human body, theatremakers have long attempted to stage the seemingly unstageable. Artists responsible for some of these onstage phenomena tell Lyn Gardner how they do it, and why, sometimes, doing more with less can be the most powerful solution
The entertainment impresario and founder of Apollo Leisure rose from humble beginnings to build an arts empire he later sold. Now in his ninth decade, he shows no sign of slowing down. As his autobiography is published, he talks to Alistair Smith about his career journey
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