The Royal Opera House has produced a glorious, all-singing, all-dancing, totally bizarre production of Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffman. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed
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An Elixir of Love Goes Astray at the English National Opera
The new ENO production of Donizetti’s Elisir d’Amore has many good points but is not as comic as it ought to be. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed
Read More »Mixed Fortunes for Beethoven’s Fidelio at the Royal Opera House
The magnificent music in Beethoven’s only opera is poorly served by an over-zealous director in the current Covent Garden production. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed
Read More »Emotional triumph for La Traviata at the Royal Opera House
Thirty years after its premiere at Covent Garden, Richard Eyre’s production of Verdi’s La Traviata still packs great power thanks to a fine performance by Russian soprano Aida Garifullina in the title role. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed
Read More »The Marriage of Figaro review: Magnificent Mozart opens Royal Opera Season in high style
Returning for its latest revival, David McVicar’s Marriage of Figaro at the Royal Opera is better than ever. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed
Read More »Taxpayers forked out foreign aid for schemes including traditional opera in China – report
Other UK-funded schemes included Projects such as AI-driven anti-congestion measures for Kuala Lumpur and a temporary cycle lane and “financial technology education” in Mexico. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Priti Patel announces bid for Tory leader and vows to end ‘soap opera’
The former Home Secretary roared into the contest on a mission to turn the party of Thatcher and Churchill back into a ‘winning machine’. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Cosi Fan Tutte review: Performers outshine Royal Opera production of Mozart masterpiece
Outstanding performances redeem a somewhat patchy production of Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte at the Royal Opera House. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed
Read More »Giulio Cesare Glyndebourne Festival review: Handel’s opera hits all the right notes
Beautiful music and glaring historical anachronisms have never gone as well together as in David McVicar’s take on Handel’s Giulio Cesare. Even by Glyndebourne’s extraordinarily high standards, this production is a gloriously enjoyable triumph. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed
Read More »Lucia di Lammermoor review: A stunning soprano in a dubious Royal Opera production
A perfect performance by American soprano Nadine Sierra leading an excellent cast in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor at the Royal Opera House in London. An intelligent revival by Robin Tebbutt removes some of the dodgier elements of Katie Mitchell’s production. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed
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