Xerxes at the ENO
There’s a moment in Nicholas Hytner’s production of Xerxes when, at the end of the…
Browsing: Music
Little Missenden Festival
Nestled in the heart of the Chilterns (just 45 minutes from London Marylebone), the annual…
Access All Arias: Opera Holland Park
Despite being located in Kensington and Chelsea, one of the wealthiest boroughs in London, Opera…
The Planetary Prom 56: Holst
The queues around the Royal Albert Hall illustrated how popular BBC Prom 56 was and…
An Interview with Conductor Michael Hofstetter
German Conductor Michael Hofstetter makes his return to English National Opera this autumn in Nicholas…
La traviata at Glyndebourne: No Shrinking Violetta
In this 20th anniversary year of Glyndebourne, acclaimed director Tom Cairns returns to the festival,…
Porgy and Bess at Regent’s Park
Referring to Porgy and Bess as a ‘musical’ is a great disservice. Conceived by George…
The Pearl Fishers
When French composer, George Bizet, died from a heart attack at the untimely age of…
Garsington Opera 25th Anniversary Season: Fidelio
Never mind if the overture to Fidelio happens to be Beethoven’s 1st, 2nd or 3rd…
Così fan tutte
After a few variable seasons, I can report with pleasure that the English National Opera…
Welsh National Opera’s La Traviata
New theatre, old production. Nick Hammond finds Verdi’s La Traviata anything but tired… I’d love…
La fille du régiment
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa performs for the last time at the Royal Opera House in Donizetti’s La fille du régiment…