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.

Meet Iranian soprano Forooz Razavi, one of Opera for Peace 2023 Academy Artists.

International relations, patriotism, terror and the climate crisis. To give voice to the conflicts of our time, opera composers like to draw on specific historical events. OperaVision provides an insight into the diverse spectrum of new ‘historical' operas.

Costume designer Christina Lovery creates a distorted reality in The Rake’s Progress.