Sarah Buitendach gets a backstage view of the madness and magic as Alessandro Talevi becomes the first South African opera director to stage a production commissioned by La Scala.

Joburg-born director Alessandro Talevi heads to La Scala to stage Nabucco, as South African opera talent continues to thrive despite global handwringing about the art form

Opera meets the big screen in Cape Town as ‘The Met: Live in HD’ brings Mozart’s ‘Figaro’ to a new generation of viewers