Opera
Cabildo – Arcola, London
Composer: Amy Beach Libretto: Nan Bagby Stephens Director: Emma Jude Harris Reviewer: Karl O’Doherty At only an hour long, and…
Read More »Hotspur/Pierrot Lunaire – Arcola, London
Music: Gillian Whitehead (Hotspur), Arnold Schoenberg (Pierrot Lunaire) Libretto: Fleur Adcock (Hotspur), Albert Giraud (Pierrot Lunaire) Reviewer: Scott Matthewman At…
Read More »Treemonisha – Arcola, London
Music and Libretto: Scott Joplin Director: Cecilia Stinton Musical Director: Matthew Lynch Reviewer: Karl O’Doherty A heady mix of musical…
Read More »Musical Confusion – Leeds Town Hall
Director: Elizabeth Freestone Conductor: Helen Harrison Reviewer: Ron Simpson The Northern Opera Group is never afraid to take on the…
Read More »Much Ado about Nothing – Morley Town Hall
Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford Libretto: Julian Sturgis (after Shakespeare) Director: David Ward Conductor: Christopher Pelly Reviewer: Ron Simpson The Northern…
Read More »La Traviata – Waterstones, Sheffield
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi Libretto: Ashley Pearson Director: Ashley Pearson Musical Director: Juliane Gallant Reviewer: Brendan James Everything about Verdi’s La…
Read More »Hippolyte et Aricie – Arcola Theatre, London
Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau Libretto: Abbe Simon-Joseph Pellegrin Music and Stage Director: Marcio da Silva Reviewer: Maryam Philpott Being the mortal…
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