The Rake’s Progress Tim Hochstrasser 05/07/2024‘Who gives a fig for Tory or Whig? Not I, not I…’ sang Tom Rakewell, and as it was Election...
Giulio Cesare Tim Hochstrasser 30/06/2024While there is plenty of competition for the accolade, it is reasonable to suggest that ‘Giulio Cesare in Egitto/Julius Caesar...
National Opera Studio Annual Concert Tim Hochstrasser 22/06/2024Every year the members of the members of the National Opera Studio Young Artists Programme present a final showcase concert...
Wet Feet Tim Hochstrasser 22/06/2024On entering the Union Theatre you see a very plain set – just a tiled floor, a white back wall...
Kafka Tim Hochstrasser 16/06/2024This one-man show by Jack Klaff was first aired as far back as 1983, and now returns to the Finborough...
The Daughter of the Regiment Tim Hochstrasser 16/06/2024‘The Daughter of the Regiment’ /’La Fille du Regiment’ (1840) is the best known of the five operas the indefatigable...
The Sorcerer Tim Hochstrasser 14/06/2024‘The Sorcerer’ is the third of the G&S collaborations, though now not well known. However, as it immediately precedes their...
Alcina Tim Hochstrasser 13/06/2024Handel’s 1735 opera ‘Alcina’ comes at the end of his career as an opera composer, but within his ‘golden decade’...
Drag Baby Tim Hochstrasser 11/06/2024‘Drag Baby’ by Grace Carroll had a highly successful run at the King’s Head in 2021, and now returns during...
Opera Rara – Donizetti and Friends Tim Hochstrasser 06/06/2024In this second concert, Opera Rara bring together Ermonela Jaho and Carlo Rizzi to perform another group of Donizetti’s songs,...