BiologyNovember 6, 2025
An Opera Explores the Story of Rosalind Franklin and the Discovery of DNA
Betrayal, ambition and the double helix: turning Rosalind Franklin’s story and the discovery of the structure of DNA into an opera
Stories by Rosie Millard
Rosie Millard, the former arts correspondent of the BBC, is a theatre critic and arts editor. She is also chair of Firstsite art gallery in Colchester, UK and deputy chair of Opera North, a UK national opera company based in Leeds. She writes a regular substack on the arts.