Casta Diva is Niall Morris's new hit show, honouring the legacy of the great opera diva Maria Callas. It stars the sensational Irish soprano Mairead Buicke as Maria Callas, fresh from her English ...

Matilda Lloyd speaks to Opera Now’s Editor Hattie Butterworth about the physiology of brass playing, her relationship with opera and addressing the stereotypes of the instrument Tiny seeds of the idea ...

British trumpeter Matilda Lloyd embraces the world of 19th-century Italian opera in this week's Feature Album on ABC Classic, Casta Diva - Operatic arias transcribed for trumpet. "The album explores ...

As a general rule, geniuses are misunderstood, even vilified. This phenomenon was certainly true of soprano Maria Callas, whose supernova of a career—barely a decade on the international level—is now ...

“Muzak” is probably the first word that comes to mind when people think about piano transcriptions of opera, but such formidable pianists as Liszt, Chopin, and Busoni have lent distinction to this ...

A triumphant bel canto aria – from a fresh-faced contestant on this year’s season of America’s Got Talent. Last month, 9-year-old Victory Brinker stunned on America’s Got Talent with a performance of ...

Cork Opera House will host its first show since March 2020 on Saturday night with a pilot event with the Irish National Opera. Casta Diva: An Evening with Majella Cullagh and Guests will feature Cork ...