Review: Die Fledermaus
Sometimes life is just too hard. It really is. When we are drowning in work, bills and taxes, your flatmates have stolen the last of the milk and another disast...
Opera
Review: The Coronation of Poppea
I cannot say that I am a frequent presence at the opera, but I still found English Touring Opera’s adaptation of Monteverdi’s The Coronation of Poppea immense...
Review: Fidelio
Beethoven's only opera, first performed in 1805 at the Theater an der Wiem in Vienna, Fidelio has certainly stood the test of time. In this, Calixto Bieito's ...
Review: Elektra
An epic and destructive blood-soaked tour-de-force, Strauss’ Elektra is no stranger to the Royal Opera House, already seeing revivals in 2003 and 2008. Beginn...
Review: Le nozze di Figaro
Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro is a perennial favourite among opera fans, and David McVicar’s acclaimed 2006 production has returned to the Royal Opera House for...
Edinburgh International Festival Review: Dido and Aeneas/Bluebeard’s Castle
Some valuable life advice: if you're a female character in an opera, do not fall in love. Chances are you'll end up cursed, dead or trapped forever in your mu...