I spoke with soprano Natalie Aroyan on the morning of the first rehearsal on the set of Fromental Halévy’s 1835 opera La Juive, the first day of production week. She was excited to get on to the ‘scary’ staircase which makes up most of the set. Staircases present all sorts of interesting challenges, not only…
When planning a food and wine tour to Italy, the first ideas that spring to mind might be a road trip through the Tuscan hills or feasting at a sun-soaked villa in Puglia. Few would imagine themselves hurtling down a red slope amid rugged snow-capped scenery. And yet, unbeknownst to many, the Dolomites is arguably