Review: Opera in the City Double Bill, Bridewell Theatre
If you have ever read The Wasteland by T.S. Eliot you probably have a good idea of how it felt
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Opera
Review: Mitridate, re di Ponto, Royal Opera House
At the Royal Opera House’s Saturday evening performance of Mozart’s opera seria, Mitridate, re di Ponto, two parallel tales of
Read moreBlog: Women in Opera – Is it all skimpy nighties or what?
I recently dreamt that I was being interviewed about my work as a composer of contemporary opera. Nothing unusual, only
Read moreReview: La Traviata, Royal Opera House
Based on Alexandre Dumas fils’ 19th Century novel La Dame aux caméllias, Verdi’s beloved opera has returned to the Royal
Read moreReview: The Exterminating Angel, Royal Opera House
Live sheep are being paraded around the stage. I would be surprised, but considering this opera’s surrealist inspirations, one should
Read moreReview: The Swarm, Vault Festival
My heart is bursting with the wordless song that filled a dark and cavernous brick vault, with such warmth and
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