Rebellion, Resignation, and Survival in Ibsen, Chekhov, Rattigan, and Williams Rivka Jacobson 21/05/2025
Nikita Lukinov: Bechstein Hall Tim Hochstrasser 23/02/2025This was my first visit to the new Bechstein Hall, and as it may be an unfamiliar venue to readers...
City of Night Birds Tim Hochstrasser 10/01/2025This is Juhea Kim’s second novel, and it is both a technically accomplished and highly accessible, compelling read. The story...
Reviewer's Rating The Little Match Girl Passion Austin Fimmano 18/12/2024The holiday season in New York is full of Christmas traditions, from the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, to the New...
I Fagiolini, From Venice with Love Wilder Gutterson 06/10/2024I Figiolini, a vocal ensemble specialising in Early music, presented a programme entitled From Venice (to Rome) With Love at...
Antonio Pappano: My Life In Music Rivka Jacobson 13/07/2024Antonio Pappano’s autobiography, “My Life In Music,” offers an engaging and insightful journey through the life of one of the...
Opera Rara – Donizetti and Friends Tim Hochstrasser 06/06/2024In this second concert, Opera Rara bring together Ermonela Jaho and Carlo Rizzi to perform another group of Donizetti’s songs,...
Streams of Pleasure Tim Hochstrasser 28/05/2024This concert given by Iestyn Davies, Mary Bevan and the Early Opera Company, led by Christopher Bucknall, not only delivered...
Reviewer's rating Cecilia Bartoli and Lang Lang (Recital) Josi Steinfeld 04/04/2024One must travel to Europe to hear her. Bartoli sang the shepherd boy in Tosca aged nine. She sang Rosina...
BOOK REVIEW The Sleeping Beauties Tim Hochstrasser 23/03/2024‘Sleeping Beauties’ is Lucy Ashe’s second novel, coming swiftly after ‘Clara & Olivia’, reviewed here last year. It explores similar...
Lettice & Lovage – in aid of Alzheimer’s Research UK Rivka Jacobson 19/03/2024Sir Peter Shaffer’s sparkling comedy and exquisite satire Lettice & Lovage was first performed in 1987. It ran for over...
