Reviewer's Rating 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...
Reviewer's Rating La Traviata Owen Davies 25/03/2018Every opera company needs a top quality production of Traviata that it can roll out to bring in the crowds...
Reviewer's Rating Don Carlo Shmuel Ben-Tovim 18/03/2018This was a classic opera production, a remake of original direction and design made for several Spanish opera companies. The...
Reviewer's Rating La Forza del Destino Owen Davies 15/02/2018This Verdi blockbuster, chosen by Welsh National Opera as part of their ‘Rabble Rousers’ season, deals with the malevolent effect...
Reviewer's Rating Rigoletto Aparna Halpé 30/01/2018Alexander Neef, General Director of the COC, describes Verdi’s Rigoletto as “incendiary”. He situates this production within a historical moment...
Reviewer's Rating Un Ballo In Maschera Alina Bottez 23/12/2017Verdi’s opera had a tumultuous fate: Somma’s libretto after Scribe’s Gustave III was censored by the Naples authorities...
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 Aida Owen Davies 06/10/2017ida is grand opera in every way – big voices, huge choruses, and lots of extras. And this ENO production,...
Reviewer's Rating Aida Alessandro Zummo 14/08/2017Listening to Riccardo Muti conducting Verdi is an absolute treat. His deep love and understanding of the composer's music was evident...