Tag Archives: Opera

Glyndebourne always sets itself impeccably high standards and this year opened its Festival with a superbly faultless and inspiring production of Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed

Great singing in a less than perfect production of Bizet’s Carmen at Covent Garden, writes William Hartson. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed

Three fine performances give Andrei Serban’s 1984 production of Turandot a new lease of life at the ROH. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed

Danish film Festen inspires a new masterpiece at the Royal Opera House that packs family secrets, abuse and racism into a gripping 90 minutes with no interval. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed

Transplanting a tale of ancient Egypt to a modern-day military dictatorship is a difficult and rather dubious task, but Robert Carsen’s production of Aida gets away with it, showing that power, passion and patriotism have not changed much in four millennia. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed

The dark plot of Janáek’s Jenufa is convincingly played by an excellent cast at the Royal Opera House. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed

A famous opera singer is urging Christmas Day TV viewers to tune in to see her new production of The Merry Widow, which she has transformed into a laugh-out-loud operetta. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed

Married Kiwi couple Amina and Pene were brought together by opera, and now its taken them to the stage at Covent Garden Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed

The great Italian composer Giacomo Puccini died on 29 November 1924 and the Royal Opera House continues its celebrations of this centenary with a triumphant 17th revival of Jonathan Kent’s glorious production of Tosca. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed

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