Review: La Bohème, London Coliseum
Jonathan Miller’s 2009 production of Puccini’s La Bohème returns to the London Coliseum, revived by director Natascha Metherell to mark the fortieth anniversary...
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Review: Tosca, Hackney Empire
The visceral austerity of the English Touring Opera’s (ETO) set, with its sharp lines, captures the murky undertones of a Rome in 1800 at the centre of a Europe...
Review: Tosca, Royal Opera House
When theatre and performance first came into their own right in Ancient Greece, their purpose was to provide catharsis to the audience – an emotional release id...
Review: The Girl of the Golden West, London Coliseum
I like neon yellow lights on the front of a Wild West saloon as much as the next theatre critic, but even Mimi Jordan Sherin's lighting and Miriam Buether's set...
Review: Manon Lescaut, Royal Opera House
Jonathan Kent’s brave production of Puccini’s classic opera has opened with a stellar lineup that includes the Royal Opera House’s famed resident music director...
Review: Triptych, The Print Room
Let’s be honest, opera has a tough time of it. As an art form, it is either derided as an overpriced irrelevance or reviled as the province of ‘elitist’ poshos....