Giulio Cesare in Egitto Owen Davies 01/09/2026Giulio Cesare in Egitto was one of Handel’s great successes. It was first performed in 1724 for the Royal Academy...
The Marriage of Figaro Olivia Hurton 01/09/2026Can domestic staff outwit their privileged masters? Mozart and Da Ponte’s answer was yes – and then some. The Marriage...
Pride Wilder Gutterson 29/08/2026Based on the 2014 film Pride, the new musical at the National Theatre tells the remarkable true story of a...
Frankenstein Richard Voyce 29/08/2026Frankenstein It’s a sad fact of life that, even though I’m writing up this review of the BYMT’s Frankenstein on...
Le Siège De Corinthe Josi Steinfeld 27/08/2026 Rossini moved to Paris in 1824 as “Premier Compositeur du Roy,” a prestigious position demanding a spectacular French grand opera...
The Magic Flute Owen Davies 27/08/2026The more often I see The Magic Flute, the more of an enigma it becomes. Is it a clever entertainment...
Reviewer's rating Significant Other Jad Adams 26/08/2026Malika, a teen social media influencer is excited about her appearance and about her relationships. She is very extroverted, always...
L’Occasione fa il ladro (Opportunity Makes a Thief) Josi Steinfeld 24/08/2026L’Occasione fa il ladro is the fourth of five one-act operas the 20-year-old Rossini composed for Venice in 1812, hurriedly...
Strauss’s Elektra Ben Reiss 24/08/2026Richard Strauss’s Elektra tells the story of the eponymous daughter of Agamemnon, determined to revenge herself on her murderous mother...
The Marshes of Glynn Tim Hochstrasser 24/08/2026In this latest addition to the recordings of the major works of Andrew Downes we reach his first two cantatas...
