Reading Time: 2 minutesA festive dopamine hit to the eardrums, pulling out all the stops this Christmas Anna Lapwood has such golden retriever energy. As popular in the social media arena as she is in real life, she returns to…
Reading Time: 2 minutesChristopher White nailed the night with an exquisite performance of the orchestra It was a little unusual to watch Carmen at the Royal Academy of Music, where most of my operatic and musical experiences have tended toward the avant-garde,…
Reading Time: 3 minutesA universally resonant revival of a timeless classic Puccini’s ‘La Bohème’ – one of the most well-known and frequently performed works in the entire operatic repertoire – is the latest production by Opera North to grace the…
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn opera about artists – and a production that fails to take artistic risks First performed in 1896, La bohème is one of the most enduring operas ever – it is one of the most performed titles,…
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down with Natasha Page who makes her debut with English Touring Opera as Adina in a new production of Donizetti's 'The Elixir of Love', which opens at Hackney Empire on 27 September before touring across the country, tickets are available here.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBecoming Tosca by Prologue Opera – whose mission is to explore the backstories of characters from well-known classics – is presented as part of the 2025 Grimeborn Festival at the Arcola Theatre. The production combines new music by Frank Moon with an abridged version of Puccini’s original score, interspersed with theatrical dialogue, all translated and written in English.
Reading Time: 3 minutesA fun but slightly confused imagining of Mozart’s famous opera Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro is taking to the stage in Opera Kipling’s new, ninety-minute production. All the action in this opera occurs on the day of servants Susannah and…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe cast has been announced for That Bastard, Puccini! which is making its world premiere in London this Summer. Written by James Inverne (A Walk With Mr Heifetz, Primary Stages, former Editor of Gramophone Magazine), this compelling new comedy-drama will explore the high-stakes chaos surrounding Giacomo Puccini and Ruggero Leoncavallo’s race to claim La Bohème as their own, leading to a scandalous ‘battle of the Bohemes’, as each created their own version.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAn incredibly talented cast let down by technical mishaps and confused staging Mozart’s The Magic Flute is the story of Prince Tamino, who falls in love with Pamina, daughter of The Queen of the Night. Upon discovering…
Reading Time: 2 minutesStep into the world of Dido and Aeneas, Henry Purcell’s celebrated masterpiece, brought to life in the intimate setting of Guildhall School’s Milton Court Theatre.