The opera lover's essential guide

Opera Now captures the drama, colour and vitality of one of the most powerful of all the performing arts. In our print and digital issues, we showcase the creative spirit of opera, both on stage and behind the scenes, with profiles of opera companies, singers, directors and designers. Our in-depth features reflect how diverse cultural elements have influenced opera, including travel, history, literature, art, architecture, politics and philosophy.

Our lively reviews and opinion pages are a platform for writers and critics drawn from all over the world. Our aim is to inspire our opera-loving readers to broaden their knowledge and deepen their passion for this fascinating and stimulating artform.

Latest issue

Lawrence Brownlee, one of the world’s most distinguished tenors, discusses the great bel canto roles he has made his own and the prejudice he still experiences today as a Black male opera singer.
Plus, how the unparalleled Verdi soprano Leontyne Price made history by pioneering opportunities for Black casting on the international opera stage; remembering the impassioned vocalism of Mario Lanza in his centenary year; Plácido Domingo at 80; New Zealand Opera’s brave new post-Covid world; baritone Ross Ramgobin makes waves in the UK opera scene with his outstanding stage presence; how the art of opera singing is keeping up with the pace of technology; journalist and campaigner Zeinab Badawi on her love for opera; Aida at La Scala; Bolshoi Theatre brings together the complete operas of Rimsky-Korsakov for the first time; and your chance to WIN Lawrence Brownlee & Michael Spyres’ new bel canto duet album from Erato.