Cosi Fan Tutte Tim Hochstrasser 04/06/2018 A really fine performance of this opera is very rare: often productions veer too much in the direction of cheap farce on the one hand or brittle cynic...
The Marriage of Figaro Owen Davies 05/04/2018 The English National Opera’s revival of The Marriage of Figaro is a welcome success after recent troubles. Fiona Shaw, who was the original director o...
Abduction from the Seraglio Aparna Halpé 19/02/2018 The COCs new production of Mozart’s The Abduction from the Seraglio attempts much, but delivers little. The production, at first glance, seems replete...
Idomeneo Fabio Rickenmann [Age:19] 14/02/2018 What makes a story still so relevant even though it’s a part of ancient legends that have their origin over 3000 years ago? It’s the identification wi...
Don Giovanni Shmuel Ben-Tovim 14/02/2018 This was an absolutely amazing, sophisticated, breathtaking opera production, definitely one of the best in recent memory at the Tel Aviv Opera House....
Don Giovanni Marius Curea 17/09/2017 Andrei Serban’s new production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni at the Bucharest National Opera House focuses on the theatrical and visual aspect...
The Magic Flute Mel Cooper 17/07/2017 The new production of Mozart’s pantomime singspiel, The Magic Flute, at Longborough this year is simply one of the most delightful, most dramatically ...
Mitridate, Re di Ponto Owen Davies 28/06/2017 Mitridate is an opera seria written by Mozart when he was a 14 year old, learning his trade and flexing his creative muscles. So you might be forgiven...
Cosi Fan Tutte Owen Davies 06/03/2017 Bury Court Opera is a delight. An hour from London on the train from Waterloo, the two week festival takes place in an ancient tithe barn converted in...
Don Giovanni Katherine Syer 22/12/2016 Keith Warner's strongly conceived production of Don Giovanni (in revival with assistance from Michael Moxham) remains a public success in crowning ten...