Opera
Un ballo in maschera – The Grand, Leeds
Music: Giuseppe Verdi Libretto: Antonio Somma Director: Tim Albery Reviewer: Dawn Smallwood Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball) is…
Read More »Madama Butterfly – The Grand, Leeds
Music: Giacomo Puccini Libretto: Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi llica Director: Tim Albery Reviewer: Dawn Smallwood Madama Butterfly is part of…
Read More »Hamlet (Glyndebourne) – Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Director: Neil Armfield Composer: Brett Dean Librettist: Matthew Jocelyn Reviewer: Helen Tope Hamlet seems tailor-made for opera. A story of…
Read More »Eugene Onegin – Arcola Theatre, London
Writer: Robin Norton-Hale Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Director: Lucy Bradley Reviewer: Karl O’Doherty Dedication to detail and a commitment to…
Read More »Hamlet – Milton Keynes Theatre
Libretto: Matthew Jocelyn Music: Brett Dean Director: Neil Armfield Reviewer: Maggie Constable The disturbed, nay tormented, Hamlet, eponymous hero of Glyndebourne’s acclaimed…
Read More »Die Fledermaus – Bristol Hippodrome
Music: Johann Strauss II Libretto: Carl Haffner & Richard Genee Director: John Copley Conductor: James Southall Reviewer: Kris Hallett The…
Read More »Eugene Onegin – Bristol Hippodrome
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Lyrics: Konstantin Shilovsky Reviewer: Julia Beasley As far as romantic heroes go, Eugene is a pretty…
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