Live Eventsmehr...
BuxtonThe Merry Widow
Lehár: Die lustige Witwe
Iwan Davies; John Savournin; Buxton Festival Opera; takis; Ben Pickersgill; Buxton International Festival Orchestra
Neue Kritikenmehr...
Art imitates art in ETO’s bracing new Pagliacci
Divorced from Cavalleria rusticana, English Touring Opera’s contemporary take on Leoncavallo’s masterpiece ticks all the boxes.
A mafioso Merry Widow at Opera Holland Park
Despite some excellent music-making, John Savournin's production is hindered by a laboured New York relocation.
Scottish Opera’s Merry Widow tangles with the New York Mafia
With misplaced horse heads, violin case guns and as many mafia gags as you could hope for, Scottish Opera’s Merry Widow may not be subtle but it looks and sounds gorgeous.
The Poisoner’s Dilemma: ETO presents a dramatic Lucrezia Borgia
Donizetti’s tale of one the Italian Renaissance’s objects of hate is well sung and superbly acted in ETO's new spring tour production.
Entertaining, not enchanting: The Golden Cockerel at ETO
Rimsky-Korsakov's anti-tsarist satirical fairytale makes for an entertaining rarity in ETO's spring tour.
“The Predator Punish'd”: Longborough's new Don Giovanni
Paula Sides as Donna Anna has an appealing sound throughout her range, a hint of spinto power, and gave the vocal performance of the night.