Review: Falstaff, Royal Opera House
The real live horse onstage in the Royal Opera House’s revival of Robert Carsen’s 2012 production of Verdi’s glorious final opera Falstaff, may get to munch its...
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Review: Macbeth, Royal Opera House
According to Operabase, Verdi’s Macbeth is the 29th most performed opera, ranking higher than Cavalleria Rusticana and Salome. Perhaps with the intention of hel...
Review: 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 Opera House once again. Richard Eyre’s ...
Review: La Traviata, Royal Opera House
Richard Eyre's production of Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata makes a comfortable return to the Royal Opera House for its 20th anniversary. Even for audience memb...
Review: La Traviata
Between the time Giuseppe Verdi debuted La Traviata in the mid nineteenth century and today, there have been enormous changes to opera audiences — and I’m not j...