Review: Patience
Gilbert and Sullivan had a particular knack for choosing pertinent subjects, and exposing their absurdities with wit and style that could be interpreted as eith...
Opera
Review: Orpheus in the Underworld
There surely aren’t many celebrity librettists, but comedian, impressionist and recent Strictly Come Dancing contestant Rory Bremner seems to be something o...
Review: Manga Sister
Opera can be a difficult affair to open your heart and mind to, however there are numerous organisations and companies which are bridging the gaps between c...
Review/Response: The Passenger, ENO
“This SS warden is also a woman. Does she also have humanity?” - Marta, The Passenger Early into The Passenger, the Polish captive Marta asks this of her s...
Review: Le nozze di Figaro
William Kerley’s staging of Mozart’s 1786 opera Le nozze di Figaro is the fifth time that British Youth Opera have produced this much-loved piece since thei...
Review: The Turn of the Screw
Musical artistry meets ambition in this excellent staging of Benjamin Britten's chamber opera. OperaUpClose embraces the intimate confines of the King's ...