La Traviata Tim Hochstrasser 02/06/2018 ‘La Traviata’ stands alongside ‘Il Trovatore’ and ‘Rigoletto’ as one of the three operas that launch Verdi’s middle period when he had attained full m...
La Traviata Owen Davies 25/03/2018 Every opera company needs a top quality production of Traviata that it can roll out to bring in the crowds and fill the coffers. Verdi’s tuneful and t...
Don Carlo Shmuel Ben-Tovim 18/03/2018 This was a classic opera production, a remake of original direction and design made for several Spanish opera companies. The story is grave, and so is...
La Forza del Destino Owen Davies 15/02/2018 This Verdi blockbuster, chosen by Welsh National Opera as part of their ‘Rabble Rousers’ season, deals with the malevolent effect of fate on three peo...
Rigoletto Aparna Halpé 30/01/2018 Alexander Neef, General Director of the COC, describes Verdi’s Rigoletto as “incendiary”. He situates this production within a historical moment where...
Un Ballo In Maschera Alina Bottez 23/12/2017 Verdi’s opera had a tumultuous fate: Somma’s libretto after Scribe’s Gustave III was censored by the Naples authorities...
Les Vêpres Siciliennes Rivka Jacobson 20/10/2017 The Les Vêpres Siciliennes or as it is known in English The Sicilian Vespers is the name given to the successful rebellion on the island of Sicily tha...
Simon Boccanegra Rivka Jacobson 19/10/2017 It 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
Aida Owen Davies 06/10/2017 Aida is grand opera in every way – big voices, huge choruses, and lots of extras. And this ENO production, directed by Phelim McDermott, certainly goe...
Aida Alessandro Zummo 14/08/2017 Listening to Riccardo Muti conducting Verdi is an absolute treat. His deep love and understanding of the composer's music was evident...
