Platée Tim Hochstrasser 02/06/2024While performances of operas by Handel and Vivaldi are now frequent, the same cannot be said of the French Baroque,...
The Government Inspector Tim Hochstrasser 30/05/2024Gogol’s play ‘The Government Inspector’ was a striking success right from its premiere in Tsarist Russia in 1836.It has since...
Streams of Pleasure Tim Hochstrasser 28/05/2024This concert given by Iestyn Davies, Mary Bevan and the Early Opera Company, led by Christopher Bucknall, not only delivered...
The Tailor of Inverness Tim Hochstrasser 22/05/2024While this play has toured widely and won many accolades this is its first production in London. The Finborough is...
Dream of Gerontius Tim Hochstrasser 22/05/2024Performances of Elgar’s oratorio ‘The Dream of Gerontius’ are hardly infrequent, but this one was special for a number of...
Kunstler Tim Hochstrasser 12/05/2024William M Kunstler’s name is one that needs no introduction to my generation – the leading American progressive defence lawyer...
The Opera Locos Tim Hochstrasser 12/05/2024This brief, charming residency at the Peacock Theatre offers a light-touch introduction to opera to those new to the genre...
House of Jojo Tim Hochstrasser 10/05/2024Johannes Radebe is well known to us all as a beloved star of ‘Strictly’, where his scintillating choreography, engaging warmth...
Flights of Fancy – Mozart and Rossini Tim Hochstrasser 08/05/2024Every year the National Opera Studio teams up with Opera North to showcase the talents of their Young Artists. This...
The Other Boleyn Girl Tim Hochstrasser 29/04/2024Is there anything more to say about the court intrigues of the reign of Henry VIII? After the musical ‘Six’,...
