Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria Josi Steinfeld 16/06/2026 808The Return of Ulysses to His Homeland Garsington reunites the creative team behind its highly successful 2022 L’Orfeo for Il...
Franco Fagioli & the Orchestra of the Royal Opera Versailles Tim Hochstrasser 15/06/2026 629I was fortunate to be able to hear these forces perform in Handel’s Ariodante last year with Franco Fagioli in...
The Long Drop Ziyu Zhang 14/06/2026 536Inside the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow returns to its 1950s past in darkness and shadow, while outside the present-day city remains...
A Life in Four Seasons Tim Hochstrasser 13/06/2026 540One of the marvels of dance, of whatever kind, is its aesthetic suppleness. It can tell stories, or embody symbolism...
Celebrating Sinatra Tim Hochstrasser 08/06/2026 603John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London have become well-known for their immaculate performances of Hollywood Classics and excerpts from...
Don Carlo Tim Hochstrasser 08/06/2026 661Don Carlo exists in more versions than any other Verdi opera, an indication both of the trouble it caused him...
Orlando Josi Steinfeld 06/06/2026 674Handel’s Orlando, inspired by Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso, centres on a heroic knight driven to destructive jealousy. Orlando loves Angelica, Queen...
La Traviata Garsington Opera Festival Rivka Jacobson 02/06/2026 751Verdi’s La Traviata remains one of opera’s most moving explorations of love, sacrifice and mortality. In this Garsington production, director...
Once Ziyu Zhang 29/05/2026 1051Enda Walsh once described Girl as the “driving force” of Once and the one who “would change everything”. That is...
Un Turco in Italia Josi Steinfeld 27/05/2026 695European opera from the 17th through 19th centuries frequently exploited fascination with — and anxiety about — the Ottoman Empire....
