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‘Opera needs to attract good writers and tell better stories’: four experts on how opera can survive, thrive and reach new audiences

‘Opera needs to attract good writers and tell better stories’: four experts on how opera can survive, thrive and reach new audiences

Is opera dying? Do people care? What does it need to survive? Where will new audiences come from? Our experts assess the state of opera in the UK.

13.03.2026 8

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Jen Harvie

Diane Keaton pioneered new kinds of complex femininity on screen

In later life, Keaton found and created roles that continued to challenge expectations about how women can behave,

13.10.2025 10

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Jen Harvie

Joan Plowright – a leading actress in British theatre’s post-war class revolution

From her northern background to her later macular degeneration, Joan Plowright faced many obstacles in her career.

21.01.2025 10

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Jen Harvie