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A flawed but interesting Don Giovanni from Garsington Opera
As a hybrid of brilliance and disappointment, this Don Giovanni is in a class of its own.
A finely sung Katya Kabanova in rust-bucket Russia
Stephen Lawless' new production for Scottish Opera and Theater Magdeburg sets the action in the industrial wastelands of Russia.
Anthropocene: a timely chiller from Scottish Opera
Climate change, challenged egos and a strange Ice woman tell a gruesome tale in Anthropocene, a finely sung new opera from Stuart MacRae, with libretto from Louise Welsh, set in the Arctic with a cinematic score.
Pratt and Albelo a dream bel canto partnership
The role of Elvira in Bellini's I puritani requires every weapon in the bel canto soprano's armoury: Jessica Pratt has it all!
A transcendent Parsifal from Nelsons and the CBSO
It’s probably best not to think too hard about the philosophical messages behind Parsifal, but Nelsons and the CBSO provide an emphatic reminder of how transcendent Wagner's music can be.
Stephen Layton's gripping St John Passion in Auckland
Stephen Layton leads the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra in a thrillingly dramatic account of Bach's masterpiece.
