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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Category: Opera
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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Aida – Usher Hall
Aida is famously a grandiose four-act opera, dramatically recounting a tragic story of forbidden love amidst the conflict-ridden backdrop of Ancient Egypt. Opera North have turned the tables, drawing out […]
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