Edgar Josi Steinfeld 05/07/2024Edgar, Puccini’s second opera after Le Villi, was commissioned by Ricordi. It was not a success and went through many...
A Midsummer Nights Dream Owen Davies 04/07/2024Benjamin Britten’s operatic version of Shakespeare’s play famously begins in the enchanted forest outside Athens where mortals encounter the elfin...
King for a Day Josi Steinfeld 02/07/2024Un Giorno Di Regno Ossia Il Finto Stanislao Verdi was commissioned to compose Regno, a comedy, his second opera for...
Tosca Rivka Jacobson 10/06/2024Dictators are as common as guns; their henchmen are widespread like bullets. Both are commonplace in every era. In today’s...
The Barber of Seville René Weis FRSA 07/06/2024This joyous new production of Rossini’ opera buffa masterpiece soars above the pack. Cecilia Stinton’s brilliantly creative directing renders her Barber...