Reviewer's Rating The Magic Flute Austin Fimmano 16/03/2019The Magic Flute returns to the English National Opera this week to much applause. The revival of the dircetor Simon...
reviewer's rating The Merry Widow Owen Davies 03/03/2019The Merry Widow is a charming bit of Viennese nonsense with some good tunes and a bit of a Beatrice...
Reviewer's rating La favorite Alessandro Zummo 28/02/2019The Teatro Massimo’s new production of Donizetti’s La Favorite revives the tradition of Bel Canto in all its magnificence. Performed...
Reviewer's rating Cosi fan Tutte Owen Davies 26/02/2019Covent Garden’s revival of Jan Philipp Gloger’s production of Cosi Fan Tutte makes a welcome return to Covent Garden. Cosi...
Reviewer's rating Aurora Owen Davies 25/02/2019The admirable Bury Court Opera has brought us another specially commissioned work by promising young composer Noah Mosley. It’s a...
Reviewer's Rating Un Ballo in Maschera Owen Davies 19/02/2019Giuseppe Verdi often fell foul of the censors, and he was well aware that an opera about the assassination of...
Reviewer's rating The Magic Flute Owen Davies 17/02/2019How can you not love an opera that begins with the hero running on stage pursued by a giant lobster,...
Reviewer's Rating Anthropocene Owen Davies 09/02/2019Scottish Opera makes a very welcome visit to London, bringing their newly commissioned opera by composer Stuart MacRae and librettist...
Reviewer's Rating La Traviata Grace Creaton-Barber 27/01/2019Richard Eyre’s version of La Traviata is exquisite – striking the perfect balance between opulence and sensitivity. The sheer brilliance...
Reviewer's Rating La Bohème Alessandro Zummo 22/12/2018There are many reasons why Puccini’s La Bohème is one of the favourite opera of every theatre in the world:...
