Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down with Joseph O’Curneen and David Ottone to chat about their production The Opera Locos. The show is a vibrant comic opera which blending physical comedy, opera classics, and pop hits for an unmissable night where Verdi meets Celine Dion. The show offers a fun, accessible alternative to traditional opera, combining humour with the skill of trained singers perfect for families.
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 minutesThis autumn sees the debut of English National Opera in Greater Manchester, marking the beginning of the company’s highly anticipated artistic work in the region.
ENO presents a vibrant new production of Britten’s much-loved coming-of-age comedy, Albert Herring — a funny and quirky opera that’s certain to set curtains twitching and tongues wagging.
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: 2 minutes“Cinderella is back but not as we know it“ One of Gioachino Rossini’s most popular operas, La Cenerentola has been making a comeback in recent years. Director Julia Burbach has chosen to present an English version of the Italian…
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 minutesLucia di Lammermoor, composed by Gaetano Donizetti, ticks many of the quintessential opera boxes – dramatic melodies, star-crossed lovers, and a fatally tragic ending.
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.