Intérprete: Sir David Pountney

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla manejó con equilibrio sonoro tanto la orquesta como el escenario y dio vida a las demandas emocionales de la magnífica obra de Weinberg.

Why is Tchaikovsky’s very fine opera still a rarity outside Russia? David Pountney directs a new production at the Surrey festival. 

Sir David Pountney's 1997 staging for Welsh National Opera is given a welcome new lease of life at Grange Park Opera, splendidly cast... with one major exception. 

In March, 15 months after they faced a storm of protest after cuts to UK opera, Arts Council England published Let’s Create: Opera and Music Theatre Analysis. It’s an eye-poppingly poor piece of work.

Opera productions rouse strong passions among critics and audiences. This month we put the directors under the spotlight, discovering the process they undergo to create new stagings.