A fresh, yet traditional Magic Flute at Longborough uses puppetry to bring an atmosphere of fairytale onto the stage, with fine singing from a strong cast.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-07-21UTC12:17:21+00:002017-07-18A fresh, yet traditional Magic Flute at Longborough uses puppetry to bring an atmosphere of fairytale onto the stage, with fine singing from a strong cast. Who pulls the strings? Mozart's Magic Flute at Longboroughen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-magic-flute-negus-guthrie-longborough-july-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCharlotte Valorihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/files/173-charlotte_valori.jpgCharlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.https://bachtrack.com/files/64058-julian-hubbard--tamino----lfo-magic-flute-2017-cr-matthew-williams-ellis--3-.jpg510340Julian Hubbard (Tamino)Matthew Williams-Ellis2017-Jul-13, Longborough Festival Opera: The Magic Flute | Longborough Festival Operahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/longborough-festival-opera/the-magic-flute-longborough-festival-opera/13-july-2017/17-002017-07-132017-07-22Longborough Festival OperaMoreton-in-MarshSouth-WestUnited KingdomGL56 9QF51.9603990433997-1.74416542053223https://lfo.org.uk/opera/the-magic-flute?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/48635-magic-flute-sq.jpg4
ETO's charactistically clear, simple production conveys Homer's story with clarity, confidence, and charm – and even humour – from a fine cast, making an exciting start to fully-staged opera at Saffron Hall.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-11-03UTC16:50:54+00:002016-11-03ETO's charactistically clear, simple production conveys Homer's story with clarity, confidence, and charm – and even humour – from a fine cast, making an exciting start to fully-staged opera at Saffron Hall. A welcome return: Monteverdi's Ulysses’ Homecoming, English Touring Operaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-ulysses-homecoming-english-touring-opera-saffron-walden-november-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCharlotte Valorihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/files/173-charlotte_valori.jpgCharlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.https://bachtrack.com/files/48438-ulysses-benedict-nelson-katie-bray-eto-richard-hubert-smith-resized.jpg510340Benedict Nelson (Ulysses) and Katie Bray (Minerva)Richard Hubert Smith2016-Nov-02, Saffron Hall: English Touring Opera – Ulysses’ Homecominghttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/saffron-hall/english-touring-opera-ulysses-homecoming/02-november-2016/19-302016-11-022016-11-02Saffron HallSaffron WaldenEast of EnglandUnited KingdomCB11 4UHAudley End Road52.0172162949970.2310776710510254https://saffronhall.com/calendar/english-touring-opera-ulysses-homecoming/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/41170-161102-ulysees--homecoming.jpg4
Updating 470BC Abydos to a 1940s RAF base complete with tin hangar and outdoor privy seemed at times more Dad’s Army than a particularly cohesive tale of war and love.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-10-11UTC09:28:20+00:002016-10-10Updating 470BC Abydos to a 1940s RAF base complete with tin hangar and outdoor privy seemed at times more Dad’s Army than a particularly cohesive tale of war and love.Xerxes: ETO’s quirky revival sparkles vocally but is not all plane sailingen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-handel-xerxes-english-touring-opera-hackney-empire-october-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngOlivia Bellhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22437https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22437https://bachtrack.com/files/44125-olivia-bell.jpgOlivia has recently graduated as Senior choral Scholar from Queens'
College, Cambridge, where she read English and became Culture Editor at
the Tab. A freelance soprano, she currently works as a content editor at
the Telegraph.https://bachtrack.com/files/47138-xerxes-julia-riley-clint-van-der-linde-eto-c-richardhubertsmith-resized.jpg510340Julia Riley (Xerxes) and Clint van der Linde (Arsamenes)Richard Hubert Smith2016-Oct-08, Hackney Empire: ETO Autumn 2016: Handel's Xerxeshttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/hackney-empire/eto-autumn-2016-handels-xerxes/08-october-2016/19-302016-10-082016-10-08Hackney EmpireLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomE8 1EJ291 Mare Street, ,Hackney51.5454810155893-0.0554251670837402http://englishtouringopera.org.uk/productions/xerxes-2016?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/41404-eto-xerxes-image--richardhubertsmith-ref-5358.jpg3
A superbly-sung title role from Ed Ballard is the best part of this otherwise patchy, well-sung but ultimately unmoving Werther from English Touring Opera.
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-11-10UTC12:57:03+00:002015-11-09A superbly-sung title role from Ed Ballard is the best part of this otherwise patchy, well-sung but ultimately unmoving Werther from English Touring Opera. Truly, madly, but not quite deeply enough: Massenet's Werther from English Touring Operaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-werther-platt-english-touring-opera-cambridge-november-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCharlotte Valorihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/files/173-charlotte_valori.jpgCharlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.https://bachtrack.com/files/30602-werther_ed_ballard_2_robert_workman_resized.jpg510340Adam Tunnicliffe (Werther)Robert Workman2015-Nov-05, West Road Concert Hall: Wertherhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/west-road-concert-hall/werther/05-november-2015/19-302015-11-052015-11-05West Road Concert HallCambridgeEast of EnglandUnited KingdomCB3 9DP11 West Road52.20271650.10781199999996716http://englishtouringopera.org.uk/productions/werther?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/26936-werther_logo.jpg2
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-12-01UTC10:30:37+00:002014-11-28New Sussex Opera's warm-hearted community production of Oberon took on Weber's sprawlingly chaotic final opera - and won. Add a pinch of fairy dust: Weber's Oberon, with New Sussex Operaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-oberon-new-sussex-opera-november-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCharlotte Valorihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/files/173-charlotte_valori.jpgCharlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.https://bachtrack.com/files/7443-oberon_sally_silver_robert_knights.jpg510375Sally Silver (Reiza)Robert Knights2014-Nov-25, Cadogan Hall: Oberonhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/cadogan-hall/oberon/25-november-2014/19-002014-11-252014-11-25Cadogan HallLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomSW1X 9DQ5 Sloane Terrace51.4937889-0.1573493
With Verdi's centenary coming up, his last opera Falstaff has had more attention than usual, with this production at Opera Holland Park following hot on the heels of Robert Carsen's new production at Covent Garden.
2012Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:29:01+00:002012-07-25David Karlin reviews Verdi's Falstaff at Opera Holland Park, directed by Annilese Miskimmon and starring Olaf Sigurdarson as FalstaffVerdi's Falstaff at Opera Holland Parken_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-falstaff-opera-holland-parkBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDavid Karlinhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/3https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/3https://bachtrack.com/files/40449-david-karlin.jpgDavid is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.https://bachtrack.com/files/1524-falstaff___simon_wilding__olafur_sigurdarson_and_brian_galliford._photo_fritz_curzon..jpg400400Simon Wilding, Olafur Sigurdarson and Brian Galliford, Fritz Curzon2012-Jul-20, Holland Park Theatre: Falstaffhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-falstaff-opera-holland-park2012-07-202012-08-03Holland Park TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomW8 6LUHolland Park51.5034267980625-0.20423412322998http://www.operahollandpark.com/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/11040-falstaff.jpg3
Where could be more appropriate to see the story of Caligula, Rome’s most notorious emperor/self-proclaimed God, than in the Coliseum! Its purple SPQR livery made the opening to this performance all the more striking as Caligula, dishevelled, unhinged and not a little scary, crept on stage through the curtain in dead silence.
2012Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:27:06+00:002012-05-28Arthur Keegan-Bole reviews the UK première of Detlev Glanert's Caligula, directed by Benedict Andrews and conducted by Ryan Wigglesworth, at ENO.Caligula slain in the Coliseum: A triumph for ENOen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-eno-caligulaBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngArthur Keegan-Bolehttps://bachtrack.com/files/1369-caligula_1.jpg400400Peter Coleman-Wright as Caligula Johan Persson2012-May-25, The London Coliseum: Caligulahttps://bachtrack.com/listing-eno-caligula2012-05-252012-06-14The London ColiseumLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2N 4ESSt. Martin's Lane51.5097808100746-0.126857757568359http://www.eno.org/see-whats-on/productions/production-page.php?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&itemid=1883https://bachtrack.com/files/10392-caligula.jpg4