Reviewer's rating Il Trovatore Yael Shuv 19/06/2023“Revenge is a dish best served cold”. This much quotes phrase first appeared in the mid 18 century, a few...
Reviewer's rating Rigoletto René Weis FRSA 06/06/2023The new production of Rigoletto, the opening opera of the 2023 Opera Holland Park season, is a triumph. Directed by...
Reviewer's rating Götterdämmerung Mel Cooper 05/06/2023This production of Götterdämmerung is in every aspect excellent, cogent and intelligently articulated. Despite somewhat more limited resources than major...
Reviewer's rating Rusalka Josi Steinfeld 26/05/2023Olomouc has just over 100,000 inhabitants with a popular opera culture. The mainly young audience was well-dressed. The comfortable theatre...
Reviewer's rating Jakobin Josi Steinfeld 26/05/2023Liberec is a small town of 100,00 inhabitants, with a beautiful opera house in an enchanting square, enthusiastically attended by...
Reviewer's rating Otello Josi Steinfeld 24/05/2023Brno has a rich musical culture, with many theatres. Going to the opera is an occasion, and everyone dresses up....
Reviewer's rating Bartered Bride PRODANÁ NEVÊSTA Josi Steinfeld 19/05/2023Smetana is known as the ‘father of Czech opera’; he spent five years in Sweden, where, stung by the comment...
Reviewer's rating Armida Josi Steinfeld 18/05/2023People may not have heard of Dvořak’s rarely performed Armida. Dvořak was at the height of his powers when composing...
Reviewer's rating Agrippina Owen Davies 18/05/2023Handel wrote a lot of operas and some are better than others. Agrippina was written for the Venice Carnival of...
Reviewer's rating Theodor תיאודור Yael Shuv 13/05/2023Every now and then the Israeli Opera presents a whole new and truly original Israeli opera sung in Hebrew. On...
