Alcina, written in 1735, is one of George Frideric Handel's more popular operas – he composed 42 of them. Inspired by Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando furio...
‘Lohengrin’ was Wagner’s first clear masterpiece, but it is all the same an uneasy work, embodying both the culmination of one tradition of operatic w...
This Welsh National Opera production of Don Giovanni has many merits - a fine orchestra, a bold design, some wonderful singing. It offers a convincin...
Since its first performance in 1945, ‘Peter Grimes’ has never left the repertory and its status as a masterpiece of twentieth-century opera has never ...
Michael Shell’s production of The Barber of Seville contains more farces than usual, perhaps an attempt of the Atlanta Opera to introduce some light i...
Before it all started, the big screen in front of the stage turned blue and yellow. With it a message appeared: "The opera embraces the people of Ukra...
Since its first performance, in 1924, Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen has enjoyed the kind of philosophical tug-of-war usually reserved for a muc...
Marcio da Silva's groundbreaking company Ensemble Orquesta (EO) is fast developing an enviable reputation for bringing rare baroque treasures to the o...
Manon is Jules Massenet’s most popular opera, and along with Carmen and Faust, stands as one of French opera’s iconic centrepieces, with the theme of ...
Yevgeni Onegin is a truly great opera, titled after a male character that inflicts tragedy.
Whereas most heroes fall desperately in love at first sig...
