For months, we have been affronted with grizzly rain, caliginous skies and baleful storms, wrapping ourselves up in clothes worthy of arctic exploration to face the air’s prickly chill. But, whisper it quietly, it feels as if Winter’s symptoms are beginning to dissipate and glorious Spring is beginning to bloom.
The success of the International Opera Awards is intellectual rigour
At the awards ceremony in Munich this year, a jury dug deep into the purpose of opera and its impact on society.