This was a double celebration: the Brodsky Quartet is 50 years old (two of the members are originals and one…
Browsing: Howard Assembly Room
Composer: Benjamin Britten Libretto: Eric Crozier Conductor: Garry Walker Director: Giles Havergal (revived by Elaine Tyler-Hall) Opera North has always…
A thoroughly lively evening was fraught with difficulties for the reviewer. Essentially this was a dance (your reviewer safely stowed…
Once again Opera North has successfully staged an evening outside our Western experience. In truth, seldom has a review been…
Composers: John Adams and Steve Reich Opera North spares no pains to offer a stimulating programme in the Howard Assembly…
This recital, by this season’s Ariadne and her outstanding accompanist, was the first in what it is hoped will be…
There is nothing quite like Czech music played by Czech musicians – and the Škampa Quartet proved the point. The…
In 1945 American troops, entering the town of Garmisch, encountered an old man who announced himself as Richard Strauss. To…