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:...
Reviewer's Rating La Bohème Grace Creaton-Barber 09/12/2018This well-known and long-standing opera has truly stood the test time; even though this is the fourth revival of Miller’s...
Reviewer's Rating Carmen Aleksandra Sakowska 03/12/2018Barrie Kosky’s adaptation of Carmen is a bit hit-and-miss. There is plenty to enjoy, but aesthetically it is a crazy...
Reviewer's rating Simon Boccanegra Rivka Jacobson 17/11/2018Genoa, 14th century is a backdrop to a political, social and personal drama cradled in the agonies of love, machinations,...
Reviewer's Rating Tosca Alina Bottez 07/11/2018Puccini’s Tosca is based on Sardou’s play, which observes Aristotle’s unity of time as its action unfolds over eighteen hours...
Reviewer's rating La Cenerentola Owen Davies 31/10/2018Welsh National Opera has taken two of their productions to the Hippodrome in Bristol, a brave venture given the limitations...
