Reviewer's rating Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball) Tim Hochstrasser 08/06/2019This production represents Opera Holland Park at its best in making a fully persuasive case for an opera that often...
reviewer's rating Manon Lescaut Shadi Seifouri 06/06/2019Opera Holland Park, famed for its nuanced take on opera outdoors, opened its summer season with Puccini’s pivotal 1893 opera,...
reviewer's rating Tosca Rivka Jacobson 03/06/2019Vittorio Grigolo’s performance of ‘E Lucevan le Stelle’ as Cavaradossi moved me to tears as never before in this production...
Reviewer's Rating The Damnation of Faust Tim Hochstrasser 28/05/2019‘La damnation de Faust’ is, even by Berlioz’ standards, an odd work. Neither opera nor oratorio, but a self-styled ‘dramatic...
reviewer's rating Phaedra Rivka Jacobson 28/05/2019This concert-opera (konzertoper) piece must be heard a number of times before one can grasp some of the music’s intricate...
Against Nature Aparna Halpé 25/05/2019James Kudelka’s masterpiece, Against Nature, returns to the stage at Citadel + Compagnie. Against Nature is based on À rebours...
Reviewer's Rating The Passenger Shmuel Ben-Tovim 10/05/2019Reviewing The Passenger is a very unusual and challenging task. An opera that brings to life the very dark days...
Otello Aparna Halpé 01/05/2019I will readily admit that Otello is my personal favorite of all Verdi operas. The magnificent choruses, searing ensembles, and...
La Bohème Aparna Halpé 19/04/2019La Bohème Giacomo Puccini Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica Canadian Opera Company Directed by John Caird Cast (in...
Reviewer's Rating Roberto Devereux Owen Davies 17/04/2019The works of Donizetti are loved by some for the opportunities they provide for great singers to display their wares....
