Opera Now Magazine January 2019 Edizione posteriore

Vladimir Stoyanov talks to Opera Now about building a formidable reputation as one of the finest dramatic baritones in the world; the German city of Cologne marks Offenbach’s birth bicentenary in high-kicking style; and 2019’s most exciting opera destinations around the world.

Plus, Prague’s State Opera prepares to reopen following extensive renovation and remodelling; surveying the long tradition of opera singers who have made the transition into musicals on stage and screen; Danish composer Poul Rouders celebrates his 70th birthday with a new operatic premiere; a weekend in Warsaw, where the legacy of Chopin looms large; Romanian National Opera; and how an opera critic learnt to have a heart.