Mamzer Bastard Rivka Jacobson 17/06/2018 Mamzer Bastard, a ninety-minute opera by the 29-year-old Israeli composer, Na’ama Zisser, is an impressive achievement. The title is a tautology on...
Andrea Carè in conversation with Rivka Jacobson Rivka Jacobson 15/03/2018 One of the most prominent young operatic tenors, Andrea Carè, was among the last students who had the privilege to study with Luciano Pavarotti. We me...
Amadeus Rivka Jacobson 08/02/2018 Peter Shaffer’s multi-award winning play first opened at the National Theatre in 1979 and on Broadway in 1980. This revival, directed by Michael Longh...
Rigoletto Rivka Jacobson 21/12/2017 The Royal Opera’s revival of David McVicar’s 2001 production of Rigoletto fittingly dedicated to the most sought-after Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorost...
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
Queen Anne Rivka Jacobson 15/07/2017 Queen Anne, the last of the Stuarts, is one of the more elusive British monarchs. She reigned for 12 years, 1702-1714, but who is she? Helen Edmund...
La Traviata Rivka Jacobson 18/06/2017 The most celebrated and much loved fallen woman in the history of art and literature is brought back to life in this 14th revival of Richard Eyre’s cl...
L’Elisir D’Amore Rivka Jacobson 01/06/2017 L’elisir D’amore, with its highly effective musical contrasts, propelled Donizetti into further international recognition and stardom in 1832, confirm...
Guards at the Taj Rivka Jacobson 17/04/2017 An impressive revitalisation of a late Victorian building, has transformed an old library into a place of culture, where library, café and the Bush Th...
