Reviewer's Rating Don Giovanni Irina Antesberger [Age: 16] 18/12/2017It is always exciting to learn what directors may see in what some call “the opera of operas”. Staging Mozart`s “Don Giovanni” is a huge challenge...
Reviewer's Rating Rusticana / Pagliacci Owen Davies 11/12/2017This revival of Michieletto’s splendid production of “Cav and Pag” provides a wonderful evening of ‘verismo’ opera. We get singing...
Reviewer's Rating Eugene Onegin Owen Davies 01/12/2017he splendid OperaUpClose team has come up with another reworked version of an operatic classic – and it is a...
Reviewer's Rating Lucia di Lammermoor Tim Hochstrasser 03/11/2017his famous opera regained its place in the repertory thanks to the role it played in the careers of Callas...
Reviewer's Rating Rodelinda Mel Cooper 28/10/2017efore I even get around to talking about this very intelligent and moving production of Handel’s masterful opera Rodelinda, I...
Reviewer's Rating Les Vêpres Siciliennes Rivka Jacobson 20/10/2017he Les Vêpres Siciliennes or as it is known in English The Sicilian Vespers is the name given to the successful...
Reviewer's Rating Simon Boccanegra Rivka Jacobson 19/10/2017It is a privilege to have the opportunity to experience Italian opera in a traditional setting and hear Simon Bocaneggra twice in a week with different cast
Reviewer's Rating The Barber of Seville Mel Cooper 09/10/2017onathan Miller’s production of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville is a perfect example of a concept that weathers well and...
Reviewer's Rating Eugene Onegin Owen Davies 02/10/2017The WNO autumn season is labelled ‘Russian Revolution’ and comprises works by Tchaikovsky, Musorgsky, and Janacek, all set in Russia....
Reviewer's Rating Trial by Jury Owen Davies 29/09/2017pera North is developing an honourable record in doing fine Gilbert and Sullivan productions and they have come up with...