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Europe’s electrifying power comes with its presentation as a dystopian nightmare which, with a shiver, you realise is happening on...

Regarded as the first of many successful collaborations between Mozart and librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte, Le Nozze di Figaro is...

For many who are the products of tempestuous home environments, animals provide a rare instant of peace. Animals serve as...

Mozart produced three great operas with librettist Lorenzo da Ponte. Cosi fan Tutte was first performed in Vienna in 1790...

Oh, dear! I am having real trouble analysing this new production of the iconic musical Hair. Partly that is because...

Winder’s version of Hamlet is, in theory, an interesting modern take on Shakespeare, seeking to convey a commentary about gender...

Anna Bolena is one of the great operas of the Italian romantic era. Historically, it was innovative both musically and...

‘Made in Britain” is written all over this revival production of the Russian opera ‘Boris Godunov’. Fittingly, even the name...

This first collaboration between director Ivo van Hove and the Comédie-Française is also the company’s first visit to this country...

Devotees of Donizetti should look away now… but everyone who loves comic opera should pay close attention. With this free...