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...
L’Occasione fa il ladro (Opportunity Makes a Thief) Josi Steinfeld 24/08/2026L’Occasione fa il ladro is the fourth of five one-act operas the 20-year-old Rossini composed for Venice in 1812, hurriedly...
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...
Juan Diego Flórez: Three Decades Of Glory Josi Steinfeld 21/08/2026There is an element of luck in every singer’s destiny: being in the right place at the right time can...
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...
The Plot Ben Reiss 18/08/2026Two brothers play a game, betting on who can avoid getting burned by a lit match. Tom wants to play....
