Competitions such as the RING AWARD offer young creative teams a platform to present their ideas for a modern opera world. OperaVision spoke to several of the participants from the fields of directing, stage and costume design. What drives these creative minds as they set themselves up to be the custodians of opera in the future?

Love’s End, Love’s Beyond – Operatic Separations

Sing, Suffer and Slay Queens on the opera stage

How do young singers embark on a career? What is an opera studio? Why do singers need language coaching? What about auditions? And why not sing Wagner at 22? Find out more about the journeys from practice rooms to big stages.

‘That Nation has not yet perished, while the seer’s song echoes…’ is a concert of songs interpreted by Opera Academy artists of Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera.

In a world full of violence and cruelty, Katerina Izmailova suffers from her unfulfilled desires and needs. In her attempt to break out of her circumstances, she becomes a murderer. To this day, Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth is a fascinating and polarising protagonist for whom, despite her crimes, one can feel sympathy.

Who is afraid of the devil? Katja certainly is not! Dvořák’s humorous opera heroine not only offers great entertainment value when she gives the devil a run for his money; she is also a modern, self-determined woman who goes her own way.

A woman in men’s clothing on the battlefield, burnt at the stake as a heretic and praised as a patron saint: the historical Joan of Arc is a character of many facettes, whose strength and determination has inspired numerous opera composers.