Reading Time: 3 minutesTaking centre stage alongside a top-flight international cast, the Orchestra and Chorus of Opera North are at the heart of the musical spectacle in this live concert staging of Verdi’s operatic thriller.
Reading Time: 3 minutesA charming but risk averse production of one of the more flawed G&S operettas The Sorcerer remains one of the middling Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, not necessarily in quality but in popularity. It sits neither on the…
Reading Time: 2 minutesOxford Opera’s production of Tosca at the Oxford Playhouse offered an ambitious and emotionally charged interpretation of Puccini’s masterpiece. With a fresh English translation by Christopher Cowell.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Royal Academy Opera's Die Zauberflöte, directed by Jamie Manton, assembles an audacious blend of gifted musicians and performers, all set against a backdrop of mesmerising, ethereal lights that seem to defy gravity, navigating us through the unfolding drama.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMozart's The Magic Flute is an opera that walks a fine line between whimsical fantasy and profound philosophical musings, and Opera North’s latest production at The Lowry, Manchester, strikes that balance with flair and imagination.
Reading Time: 2 minutesJonathan Dove’s adaptation of Mansfield Park electrifies the often-overlooked novel, bringing it roaring to life on stage.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis was Mozart at its most magical, Wilton’s at its most atmospheric, and Charles Court Opera at its absolute best There are productions of The Magic Flute that dazzle, and then there are productions that truly transport…
Reading Time: 2 minutesEloise Lally brings a mobster twist to English Touring Opera’s The Capulets & The Montagues
Reading Time: 2 minutesEnglish Touring Opera’s Spring 2025 season explores Shakespeare’s influence through a new production of Bellini’s The Capulets and the Montagues. A Youngish Perspective holds this exclusive conversation with its leading soprano, Jessica Cale. What drew you to the…
Reading Time: 2 minutesHalfway through their tour across England, OperaUpClose’s newest production arrives in London, transporting us from the city to rugged coasts in Riders to the Sea. Based on Irish playwright J.M. Synge’s drama of the same name, this production is spun from a period tragedy into a modern study on trauma, with middling results.