Opera Now – October 2018

Polish countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński talks to Opera Now about his path to international stardom and his artistic influences from Baroque to breakdance and The King’s Singers; exploring the Nazis’ love-hate relationship with opera; and beautiful opera houses off the beaten track across northern Italy.

Plus, director Thomas Guthrie explains how semi-staged opera can fire the imagination of audiences as the Academy of Ancient Music’s Purcell cycle reaches its finale; Ravenna Festival unveils its Verdi autumn trilogy; Kazushi Ono takes the helm at Japan’s flagship theatre; opening up opera at London’s Royal Opera House; a weekend in Seville; and Italian soprano Carmela Remigio, the former concert companion of Luciano Pavarotti.