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Irish National Opera’s Bartered Bride shines
A tiny stage and five musicians prove no obstacle to Irish National Opera’s lively, witty Bartered Bride, where sharp casting and clever direction turn modest means into genuine delight.
Bernstein’s devastating double bill of raw emotion cuts to the bone
Henry Neill gives a devastating performance as Sam in Trouble in Tahiti in The Royal Opera’s Bernstein double bill in the Linbury Theatre.
An enthralling Walküre at Longborough Opera Festival
Who wouldn't relish the chance of seeing a Ring cycle at close quarters? Longborough's Die Walküre isn't perfect, but it consistently delivers on the story and on character interpretation.
Fame and feuding on the Rhine: Longborough's new Götterdämmerung
Longborough's Ring Cycle reaches completion in the Cotswold's, effectively staged by Amy Lane.
English Touring Opera heads back on the road with Handel's Amadigi
It sizzles with energy, fizzes with musical delight and rejoices in an understated sense of fun. Conway gives the work’s incongruities free rein and defies the audience not to chuckle.
McVicar's Traviata is still darkly impressive
Even given a routine revival, McVicar's staging has much to recommend it, returning the opera to its literary roots.