REVIEW: The Elixir of Love
Reading Time: 2 minutesA modern English-language take on the classic Italian opera, premiering at Wilton's Music Hall
Category Opera
REVIEW: The Marriage of Figaro
Reading Time: 3 minutesDirected by Danielle de Niese in her fabulous debut, The Marriage of Figaro by Wild Arts is a dazzling piece of art in London.
REVIEW: La bohème
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are few better settings for an evening of opera than Waterperry House & Gardens. As part of the Waterperry Opera Festival’s two-week programme, La bohème makes particularly good use of its surroundings, with the beautiful Oxfordshire estate providing an atmospheric backdrop to Puccini’s much-loved tale of love, friendship and heartbreak.
REVIEW: Tchaikovsky Child of Glass
Reading Time: 2 minutesA thorough and touching exploration of the famed Russian composer Even to modern-day audiences, the name Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky has a newfound relevance, with his music dominating social media trends in consistent cycles. Audiences will also recognise…
REVIEW: After My Breath / Eden 2.0: A Double Bill
Reading Time: 2 minutesTwo thirty-minute chamber operas, two very different registers of climate anxiety, one earnest, one arch. Together they make for an efficient, occasionally uneven, but never dull hour at the Arcola.
REVIEW: Fantasia Orchestra with Niamh O’Sullivan
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe fourth and, unfortunately, final concert in Fantasia Orchestra's residency at Smith Square Hall brought the series to a close in exactly the way it deserved: thoughtful, imaginative and completely true to the orchestra's identity.
REVIEW: La Traviata
Reading Time: 3 minutesDevastating – in the best way possible St Paul’s Opera delivered an overwhelmingly powerful performance of Verdi’s La Traviata this Friday, replete with feeling and artistry. Directors Edwina Strobl and Adrian Salinero deserve an extra round of applause, for…
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Adam Haddour
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down for an exclusive interview with Adam Haddour who plays Anatoly in Royal Academy of Music's Chess.
REVIEW: Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas (with other selections) – I Fagiolini
Reading Time: 2 minutesHenry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas is a classic of early English opera - written in the 1680’s, this is one of the earliest operas composed in England.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Hugh Cutting
Reading Time: 7 minutesWe sat down with Hugh Cutting, performing as Tolomeo in Giulio Cesare.