Reviewer's rating Cephale and Procris Owen Davies 02/09/2023Marcio da Silva’s Ensemble Orquesta (OE) returns to Grimeborn with another baroque gem. De la Guerre was a harpsichord virtuoso...
The Journey to Reims Il viaggio a Reims Josi Steinfeld 01/09/2023Il Viaggio a Reims, Rossini’s last Italian opera (writing in French thereafter), composed for 14 solo voices, premiered in 1825,...
Reviewer's rating Turandot Owen Davies 25/08/2023Turandot – Puccini’s final opera – is a difficult work to like. Of course. it has some glorious dramatic moments...
Reviewer's rating Dido and Aeneas Mel Cooper 19/08/2023Another clever aspect of this evening was the timing of the double bill. The first half was played in daylight...
Reviewer's rating Acis and Galataea Mel Cooper 19/08/2023This opera, along with the second half of a double bill, Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, turned into an evening of...
Reviewer's rating The Rake’s Progress Miho Uchida 18/08/2023We are introduced to a colourful and funky version of The Rake’s Progress from the onset; Tom Rakewell’s Grecian tragedy...
Reviewer's rating Carmen Mel Cooper 14/08/2023Henry James used to say that you had to start with the given, and if you attend any of the...
Reviewer's rating Itch Owen Davies 04/08/2023Opera Holland Park (OHP) has commissioned Jonathan Dove, working with his regular librettist Alasdair Middleton, to write an opera based...
Reviewer's rating La Sonnambula (The Sleepwalker) Owen Davies 01/08/2023This jewel of an opera has many wonderful moments to savour though it sometimes feels as if one is waiting...
La Bohème Adi Ginat 31/07/2023Puccini’s La Bohème is a classic, even those who are not well versed in Opera, including myself, know of its...
