 | Knussen Double Bill     4 November 2012 “Well, I stayed” declared a small boy on the way out. “You did,” smiled his dad. “All the way through. Good boy.” Duty done. Take the rest of the evening off. In .... More... |
 | Lulu      21 October 2012 La Monnaie/De Munt, Brussels Alban Berg’s opera,Lulu, was left unfinished due to the composer’s tragically early death. He left two acts complete, and sketches (and some fully orchestra.... More... |
 | Don Giovanni    18 October 2012 A wonderful thing, the human subconscious. Mine has the happy knack of obliterating ugly memories from the past; but, for some reason, in the case of Rufus Norris’s 2010 hatchet job on Don Gio.... More... |
 | Mozart, Salieri & Rimsky-Korsakov    18 October 2012 Jette Parker Young Artists at the Linbury Studio Writing an opera at the age of 12 is an extraordinary feat but if you want proof that Mozart actually was once a child, his singspiel Bastien und Ba.... More... |
 | Albert Herring    10 October 2012 Pre-empting Britten’s centenary year, and with a wide-ranging tour across the country over the next six weeks including performances in Snape Maltings, English Touring Opera’s vivid new pr.... More... |
 | Tosca    8 October 2012 In the King’s Head Theatre four singers and a trio of instruments make a brave effort to perform Tosca and the outcome is interesting. This is achieved despite an awkward transition from the o.... More... |
 | Rusalka     6 October 2012 We hear a lot these days from opera companies fumbling around for fresh ways to lure new audiences, so here’s an idea they might consider: mount a first-rate modern production, fill it with ta.... More... |
 | Julius Caesar   2 October 2012 Directions. Take one dead giraffe. Place carefully onto work surface. Sever head. Remove tongue. Serve with a garnish of eviscerated crocodile. Mwah! In Michael Keegan-Dolan’s new production f.... More... |
 | Julietta     18 September 2012 Director Richard Jones needs no prompting to create a hallucinatory dreamworld, stuffed full of exotic characters, fantastical situations and crocodiles. He’s done it with many an opera.... More... |
 | The Magic Flute     14 September 2012 Opera productions are like people, some becoming old before their time while others seem perennially fresh-faced and full of vigour. ENO’s Cliff Richard is surely Nicholas Hytner’.... More... |