Giulio Cesare in Egitto Owen Davies 01/09/2026 532Giulio 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 01/09/2026 286Can 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 487 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 27/08/2026 719The more often I see The Magic Flute, the more of an enigma it becomes. Is it a clever entertainment...
Strauss’s Elektra Ben Reiss 24/08/2026 492Richard 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 23/08/2026 669Rossini was 20 when La scala di seta premiered in 1812 — a remarkable year in which he composed five...
Hang Time Ben Reiss 21/08/2026 328The curtain lifts on three Black men hanging from a tree. It is a shocking sight. Director Zora Howard has...
Woody Sez Ben Reiss 21/08/2026 301Woody Sez was conceived in the early 2000s, and last performed at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2009. It is the...
Badgers Ben Reiss 20/08/2026 286Badgers is an ambitious but ultimately flawed effort to explore the art of letting go and the ethics of true...
Cathy Ben Reiss 19/08/2026 273A death impacts everyone differently. The grief felt by a spouse is not the same as that felt by a...
