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.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn this interpretation of Verdi’s Falstaff set in 1946, the action begins with the fat, balding Falstaff (Renato Girolami) presenting his plan to seduce two wealthy women, Alice (Anna Princeva) and Meg (Stephanie Lauricella), to pay his debts.
Reading Time: 2 minutesTristan Und Isolde is a epic for the ages. With themes of love, life, and death there is nothing out there quite like this.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis contemporary operatic take on a classic story is visually rich and musically dramatic, brought to life by a talented group of young singers Contemporary operas can seem daunting or inaccessible to many theatre-goers, but familiar stories…
Reading Time: 2 minutesA modernized rom-com-pera by Baseless Fabric Theatre, Elixir of Love (Reimagined), gives audiences a swift and energizing performance, though occasionally camp in its updated contemporary references.