Reviews
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Rattle ramps up the tension in LSO’s ‘safe’ Bluebeard
Bartók Duke Bluebeard’s Castle Jerwood Hall, LSO St Luke’s, LONDON Available on YouTube in the UK from 25 October forRead More -
Take an intimate tour around the enchanting home of an operatic legend
Chalet Monet: Inside the home of Dame Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge. Text by Richard Bonynge. Foreword by MarilynRead More -
Male soprano Samuel Mariño releases his debut CD
Samuel Mariño: Care Pupille Arias by Handel and Gluck The young Venezuelan newcomer Samuel Mariño possesses an incrediblyRead More -
ROGER SCRUTON’S FINAL WORD ON PARSIFAL
Book Review: Wagner’s Parsifal: The Music of Redemption by Roger Scruton 208 pages, Allen Lane As one might expectRead More -
Opera Stars perform at home in Met Gala
In response to the Covid-19 crisis, the Met has launched a fundraising campaign, The Voice Must Be Heard, and mountedRead More -
CD Choice – Cav & Pag from Graz Opera
Cavalleria rusticana/ Pagliacci Mascagni/Leoncavallo Oehms Classics OC987 ***** Bogged down is initially what I thought of a new recordingRead More -
Fidelio at the Royal Opera House, London
Reviewed by Helena Matheopoulos Beethoven’s only opera was programmed as the ROH’s celebration of the 250th anniversary of theRead More -
Review: Wozzeck at Greek National Opera
Wozzeck – Berg Greek National Opera ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ As the director Olivier Py pointed out in the February issue ofRead More -
Review: Madam Butterfly
Madam Butterfly – Puccini English National Opera ⭐⭐⭐ Can you really have too much of a good thing? TheRead More -
Review: Tosca and La bohème by Opera Undone
Opera Undone: Tosca and La bohème Trafalgar Studios Puccini is the composer to be unravelled in Opera Undone’s latestRead More
