Reviewer's Rating Exterminating Angel Owen Davies 26/04/2017homas Ades is the real thing, a British composer writing big works for the operatic stage. In The Exterminating Angel,...
Reviewer's Rating Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria Owen Davies 19/04/2017onteverdi’s music is enjoying a year of celebration – he was born 450 years ago. As part of the celebration,...
Reviewer's Rating Queen of Carnage Owen Davies 17/04/2017ueen of Carnage is a performance piece inspired by Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. Some of the music is recognisably Purcell’s...
Reviewer's Rating Madama Butterfly Owen Davies 24/03/2017adam Butterfly seems to be the opera that houses turn to as a cash cow when times are hard. It...
Reviewer's Rating Eugene Onegin Owen Davies 14/03/2017or a school to take on a production of Eugene Onegin might seem over-ambitious madness – Whitgift School has done...
Reviewer's Rating Cosi Fan Tutte Owen Davies 06/03/2017ury Court Opera is a delight. An hour from London on the train from Waterloo, the two week festival takes...
Reviewer's Rating Madam Butterfly Owen Davies 12/02/2017Welsh National Opera has revived their classic Joachim Herz production of Madam Butterfly, first seen in 1978. Although when it...
Reviewer's Rating Orphée aux Enfers Owen Davies 06/02/2017f I could give this production six stars I would. It is an absolute joy. It is a bit ramshackle...
Reviewer's Rating Written on Skin Owen Davies 14/01/2017ritten on Skin is George Benjamin’s second opera and, in this work, the full benefits of his partnership with writer...
Reviewer's Rating Lulu Owen Davies 11/11/2016ulu is a difficult opera to watch at any time – on the day of the US election result it...