That Bastard Puccini Tim Hochstrasser 19/07/2025 940James Inverne’s new play at Park 200 uses its title also as its first line – delivered by Puccini’s exasperated...
Testament Tim Hochstrasser 19/07/2025 1005For the opening event at this year’s Grimeborn Festival, Green Opera have devised a typically inventive programme comprising Monteverdi’s Il...
Taj Mahal Tim Hochstrasser 15/07/2025 2044It is surprising that no one has previously considered an opera on this richly dramatic period of Indian history. With...
Les Indes Galantes Tim Hochstrasser 07/07/2025 1872Les Indes Galantes (The Amorous Indies) receives here its first fully-staged production in this country, which is a huge reason...
Simon Boccanegra – original 1857 version Tim Hochstrasser 01/07/2025 830Last year, just after this recording was made, I was fortunate enough to attend (and review on this site) a...
Trial by Jury & A Matter of Misconduct Tim Hochstrasser 29/06/2025 2039This is a truly delightful double-bill, with both one-act dramas, old and new, providing just the jaunty pep and satirical...
Lucia and Enrico – what happened? Tim Hochstrasser 24/06/2025 1990One of the defining features of Opera in Song at Holland Park is imaginative programming, and this second recital for...
Rodelinda Tim Hochstrasser 23/06/2025 1953Handel’s Rodelinda (1725) was written at the apogee of his operatic career, when Italian opera seria and Handel’s own contributions...
Die Fledermaus Tim Hochstrasser 23/06/2025 2389I always think of this operetta as a show for the end of the year. The action is set on...
Mazeppa Tim Hochstrasser 19/06/2025 1301It is truly surprising that Mazeppa (1884) is not better known. It is work of Tchaikovsky’s maturity and full of...
