Verdi: Il trovatore at the Royal Opera | Live Review
- Thursday, February 27, 2025
Fantastic chorus work was not always supported by its principal singers in the revival of Adele Thomas's production
Reviews
Bellini: Norma at Wiener Staatsoper | Live Review
- Monday, February 24, 2025
The 'Battle of the Normas' continued with Cyril Teste directing at the Staatsoper
Thea Musgrave: Mary, Queen of Scots at English National Opera | Live Review
- Wednesday, February 19, 2025
The 'rare resurrection of an overlooked crown jewel' lights up ENO's stage for its final new production of the 24/25 season
Book review | Story of the Century: Wagner and the creation of The Ring by Michael Downes
- Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Downes's book balances accessibility with scholarship, avoiding dense academic discussions and favouring clear explanations
Book review: Dreaming in Ensemble, How Black Artists Transformed American Opera
- Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Lucy Caplan's history of Black opera on Harvard University Press is undigestibly academic
Bellini: Norma at Theater an der Wien | Live Review
- Monday, February 17, 2025
It’s an effective staging, simple yet detailed at the same time, and the narrative is clear
Janáček: The Makropulos Affair at Scottish Opera | Live Review
- Monday, February 17, 2025
Janáček’s fantastically gnarly score didn’t sound complete minus the grit of the Czech language, such an integral part of his music
Wagner: Das Rheingold at Opéra de Paris | Live Review
- Monday, February 17, 2025
Calixto Bieito’s production is generally clear and he focuses on the ever-growing power expressed through technology and AI
Rameau: Castor et Pollux at Opéra de Paris | Live Review
- Monday, February 17, 2025
The dynamic control of the opening chorus would have been worth the price of admission alone
Wagner: The Flying Dutchman at Opera North | Live Review
- Friday, February 14, 2025
Yet however good the intentions, the thematic realignment weakened the piece as a drama
Mark Anthony Turnage: Festen at the Royal Opera | World Premiere Live Review
- Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Themes of trauma and mob culture were set to music and staged with mixed results in Turnage's world premiere opera
Handel: Semele at Théâtre des Champs-Elysées | Live Review
- Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Oliver Mears is a good director, but the final reel is a catastrophe that leaves a nasty taste in the mouth – and not just the one he intends
Cherubini: Médée at L'Opéra Comique | Live review
- Monday, February 10, 2025
Despite some first-night imperfect ensemble and tuning, Laurence Equilbey still got to the heart of the piece
Handel: Orlando at Théâtre du Châtelet | Live Review
- Wednesday, January 29, 2025
A musical triumph was watered down by visual clutter in Christophe Rousset's first Orlando
Mozart: Magic Flute in Wiener Staatsoper | Live Review
- Tuesday, January 28, 2025
A muddled, disappointing evening for the Haus am Ring
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