The Staatsoper Stuttgart, a classical building by the Eckensee lake, has been a hub for operatic art since 1912, surviving World War II largely intact. Designed by German architect Max Littmann, it ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. There is no swan. Instead, Gurnemanz strips one of several white-robed choirboys who have materialised, complete with ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Kudrjasch, half naked, peels parts of a scarlet dress from Warwara’s body. They are lasciviously entwined on a ...

An opera house has denied that audience members were sick while watching its risqué show involving real blood and naked rollerskating nuns. In response to a reported 18 people needing medical ...