Neue Kritikenmehr...
Emotion and mayhem: a golden double bill from Royal Academy Opera
Students triumph in Tchaikovsky's Iolanta and Ravel's L'Enfant et les sortilèges.
A gripping, dark, moving Rigoletto from NIO
Since their creation in 2010, NIO has brought unconventional opera productions to Northern Ireland. Their Rigoletto is bold, emotional and engaging with a stellar cast of local and international talent.
Dove's Flight takes off superbly
Dove's infectious score nods to Copland, Bernstein and Britten and its tongue-twisting ensembles and high-wire vocal writing were wonderfully performed.
Royal Academy tackles The Threepenny Opera
Brecht and Weill's tirade against Big Money is exceptionally well acted throughout; vocal and musical performances are more mixed.
Riotous journey to the Underworld
“Folies Bergère does Greek gods” is how director Martin Duncan describes Offenbach's Orphée aux enfers, and his production for Royal Academy Opera is enormous fun.
A rite of spring: Rimsky-Korsakov's May Night
A welcome revival of a Russian rarity from the student forces of the Royal Academy of Music.