Reviewer's Rating Anthropocene Owen Davies 09/02/2019 2162Scottish 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 27/01/2019 1940Richard 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 22/12/2018 3989There 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 09/12/2018 2033This 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 03/12/2018 2470Barrie 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 17/11/2018 1984Genoa, 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 07/11/2018 2274Puccini’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 31/10/2018 1788Welsh National Opera has taken two of their productions to the Hippodrome in Bristol, a brave venture given the limitations...
Reviewer's Rating Rigoletto Alessandro Zummo 19/10/2018 4109The controversial Victor Hugo’s play, Le roi s’amuse, offered Verdi the opportunity to break with the Italian operatic tradition of...
Reviewer's rating Porgy and Bess John O'Brien 15/10/2018 2099This stunning production of Porgy and Bess, is the outstanding efforts of an ensemble of 40 singers, in a unique...