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Natalya Romaniw an exciting Tosca in Scottish Opera’s powerful revival
Anthony Besch’s trusty Tosca returns to Scottish Opera with Natalya Romaniw packing a punch in the title role.
Grange Park Opera's inaugural Tosca
Woefully stiff acting lets down an otherwise excellent production; Joseph Calleja impresses in his role début as Cavaradossi.
Emotionally powerful La fanciulla del West
Using Stephen Medcalf’s 2008 staging, this opening night of love and loneliness was a feast for the eyes, a musical triumph and a dramatic tour-de-force that tugged at the heart strings.
Blue lips and beards: The Rake's Progress
Does the devil get the best tunes? Nick Shadow steals the show in the Royal Academy's production of The Rake's Progress.
Britten’s blank postcard from Belsen: The Rape of Lucretia at the Royal Academy of Music
Drawing a line of suffering from ancient Rome to Golgotha to the concentration camps, Britten’s blank postcard from Belsen strikes to the heart of humanity. The Rape of Lucretia is brilliantly realised by the Royal Academy of Music.
Massenet's Cendrillon at RAM
Over the years, I’ve generally found performances at Royal Academy Opera to be enjoyable and straightforward. This production of Cendrillon went rather beyond that.