Reviewer's rating Silk Moth Grimeborn 2019 Owen Davies 15/08/2019This strange trilogy is made up of two short pieces – The Heart’s Ear and Bel Canto – and a...
Reviewer's rating Alcina Salzburg Festival 2019 Alessandro Zummo 14/08/2019This famous opera by Handel, which premiered at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, on 16 April 1735, has always been...
Reviewer's rating Die Fledermaus Grimeborn 2019 Owen Davies 11/08/2019This version of the old Viennese operetta is subtitled The Revenge of the Bat-man. It is charmingly updated to the...
Reviewer's rating La Calisto Mel Cooper 02/08/2019As always, Longborough’s final presentation of the year is a showcase for emerging talent. This time the production is a...
Reviewer's rating Il Segreto di Susanna & Iolanta — Double Bill Shadi Seifouri 26/07/2019Giving voice to two overlooked operas in this double-billed programme, Opera Holland Park’s 2019 summer season is in its penultimate...
Reviewer's Rating Die Fledermaus Owen Davies 24/07/2019The Revenge of the Bat is a better title for this insubstantial piece of Viennese musical farce. Its only claim...
Reviewer's rating L’arlesiana Shadi Seifouri 22/07/2019Prior to the success of Adriana Lecouverer, Francesco Cilea’s often neglected opera, L’arlesiana, embodies the emotional complexities of domestic and...
Reviewer's rating Cendrillon (Cinderella) Joshua Bolchover 19/07/2019Any visit to Glyndebourne is an event, not solely a performance. Undoubtedly, it is not only its highly-rated opera, but...
Reviewer's Rating Carmen Emily Louizou 17/07/2019Carmen the opera, as well as Carmen the character, have been throughout the years unique sources for reimagined versions across...
Reviewer's Rating Don Giovanni Mel Cooper 13/07/2019The director Martin Constantine has managed to create a brilliantly witty, surprisingly moving and totally engaging production of Mozart and...
