Reviewer’s Rating Trojan Women Ben Reiss 11/08/2023During the all-too-frequent outbreaks of global conflict during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, Euripides’ The Trojan Women has been a...
Reviewer's Rating Romeo and Juliet Tim Hochstrasser 07/08/2023I am fortunate to have seen Matthew Bourne’s Romeo + Juliet three times now – back in 2019 for the...
Reviewer's rating La Sonnambula (The Sleepwalker) Owen Davies 01/08/2023This jewel of an opera has many wonderful moments to savour though it sometimes feels as if one is waiting...
Reviewer's rating The Fairy Queen Mel Cooper 30/07/2023For their final production of the season, the one in which they give a platform for up-and-coming young talent, Longborough...
Reviewer’s Rating Crazy for You Adi Ginat 05/07/2023Crazy for You is a dance-focused, light-hearted, comedic musical which captivates the audience with its infectious energy and undeniable charm....
Reviewer's rating Don Carlo Josi Steinfeld 04/07/2023Verdi’s Don Carlo is the longest and arguably the greatest Verdi opera, based on Schiller’s play set in Phillip II’s...
Reviewer's rating Shakespeare in Musical Form The Met Orchestra/Yannick Nézet-Séguin Josi Steinfeld 02/07/2023It has been 20 years since the Met Orchestra have appeared in UK. This performance to a packed Barbican Hall...
Reviewer's rating The Return of Benjamin Lay Owen Davies 20/06/2023This a remarkable piece of storytelling from the team at the Finborough. Wallace and Rediker have an important story to...
Reviewer's Rating Assassins Tim Hochstrasser 12/06/2023Fresh from reviewing ‘Gypsy, to which Sondheim contributed the lyrics, and then coming to ‘Assassins’, it is astonishing to see...
Reviewer's rating Rigoletto René Weis FRSA 06/06/2023The new production of Rigoletto, the opening opera of the 2023 Opera Holland Park season, is a triumph. Directed by...
