Bianca e Falliero (Bianca and Falliero) Josi Steinfeld 23/08/2024Bianca and Falliero, Rossini’s 30th opera and the fourth composed in 1819, had an impressive initial run of 39 performances—the...
The Barber of Seville Josi Steinfeld 22/08/2024Pesaro is the Italian Capital of Culture 2024, and to mark the occasion, the city is presenting four operas instead...
La bohème Owen Davies 22/08/2024This adapted version of La bohème is an absolute gem. It keeps the spirit of the original but updates it with...
The Outrun Ben Reiss 15/08/2024The Outrun is something of a phenomenon. The original book is award-winning and critically acclaimed, and has been translated into...
Oedipus Rex Ben Reiss 13/08/2024The setting for Scottish Opera’s interpretation of Igor Stravinsky’s and Jean Cocteau’s Oedipus Rex is the Grand Gallery of the...
The Yeoman of the Guard Richard Voyce 11/08/2024The Yeoman of the Guard, the eleventh collaboration between Gilbert and Sullivan, stands out for several reasons: it doesn’t open...
Grupo Corpo Ben Reiss 07/08/2024Founded in 1975, contemporary Brazilian dance company Grupo Corpo have been blending musical genres and dance styles for nearly 50...
La Rondine (The Swallow) Josi Steinfeld 05/08/2024The Gattières Opus Opera Festival in a small hillside village behind Nice has been a well-kept secret for 34 years!...
Reviewer's rating Penthesilea Ben Reiss 05/08/2024Goethe apparently thought that Heinrich von Kleist’s Penthesilea was ‘unplayable’. Had he seen this production by International Theatre Amsterdam –...
Acis and Galatea Owen Davies 03/08/2024First performed in 1718, when Handel was still a relative newcomer to British cultural life, Acis and Galatea is an ‘almost...
