Giulio Cesare in Egitto Owen Davies 01/09/2026Giulio Cesare in Egitto was one of Handel’s great successes. It was first performed in 1724 for the Royal Academy...
The Marriage of Figaro Olivia Hurton 01/09/2026Can domestic staff outwit their privileged masters? Mozart and Da Ponte’s answer was yes – and then some. The Marriage...
Le Siège De Corinthe Josi Steinfeld 27/08/2026 Rossini moved to Paris in 1824 as “Premier Compositeur du Roy,” a prestigious position demanding a spectacular French grand opera...
The Magic Flute Owen Davies 27/08/2026The more often I see The Magic Flute, the more of an enigma it becomes. Is it a clever entertainment...
Strauss’s Elektra Ben Reiss 24/08/2026Richard Strauss’s Elektra tells the story of the eponymous daughter of Agamemnon, determined to revenge herself on her murderous mother...
La Scala Di Seta (The Silken Ladder) Josi Steinfeld 23/08/2026Rossini was 20 when La scala di seta premiered in 1812 — a remarkable year in which he composed five...
Hang Time Ben Reiss 21/08/2026The curtain lifts on three Black men hanging from a tree. It is a shocking sight. Director Zora Howard has...
Woody Sez Ben Reiss 21/08/2026Woody Sez was conceived in the early 2000s, and last performed at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2009. It is the...
Badgers Ben Reiss 20/08/2026Badgers is an ambitious but ultimately flawed effort to explore the art of letting go and the ethics of true...
Cathy Ben Reiss 19/08/2026A death impacts everyone differently. The grief felt by a spouse is not the same as that felt by a...
