Le nozze di Figaro, or the Marriage of Figaro, is a complicated tale with enough tricks and turns to make your head dizzy but this performance stays on top of […]
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Category: Opera
Carmen – WNO at the New Theatre
When a dignified gentleman in black tie emerges from the stage curtain at the end of the interval, you always fear the worst. Illness? Accident? What had befallen the Welsh […]
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Orphée – London Coliseum
I’m not intimidated by opera. I watch too much of it for that but these are the best seats I’ve ever had. For once I’m not craning my neck or […]
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Tosca – Festival Theatre
Scottish Opera have revived Anthony Besch’s 1980 production of Puccini’s Tosca. It is solid, strong and male. Besch transfers the political drama from its original Napoleonic setting to the writhing […]
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The Battle of Kuamo’o – Central Hall
Based on historical events in the early 19th century, ‘The Battle of Kuamo’o’ is fought between the Hawaiian monarchy and rebels, over conflicting interests in the tradition of kapu. This state of law, which declares (among other things) that men and women cannot eat together, is enshrined in the national culture and therefore is fiercely protected.
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Scottish Opera’s Magic Flute – Festival Theatre
Scottish Opera has produced a magnificent operatic experience will be entertaining not only for opera lovers, but also young audiences and those looking to expand their theatrical horizons.
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