This week we go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with Nick Hayman, a stage manager from England who’s worked at the Royal Opera House, in the West End and on tour through the UK and US. Don’t miss what he has to say when I ask him: “Isn’t stage management the least sexy thing in opera...?”

Then, in our ‘Chalk Talk’ segment, we reveal a recent slate of opera productions whose violence and sexual content have forced their producers to issue warnings to ticket buyers, lest they be offended by what they see. George asks Oliver if maybe operas should be given ratings, just like movies...

Plus, we’ve got all your opera headlines in our ‘Two Minute Drill’ segment...