Reviews
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Review: Bride and Gloom
Bride and Gloom (Gli sposi malcontenti) – Storace Bampton Classical Opera Review by Roderic Dunnett Bampton’s Bride and Gloom:Read More -
Event of the month: The Gardeners
The Gardeners – Robert Hugill Conway Hall, London Review by Josephine Miles Family tensions Robert Hugill’s new opera, The Gardeners,Read More -
‘The Thriving Child’: ROH Bridge Annual Conference 2019
Held at the Royal Opera House on 28 June, The Thriving Child conference was all about looking at the myriadRead More -
Review: Stephen Hough at Aldeburgh
Stephen Hough at Aldeburgh Festival, Snape Maltings | 12 June 2019 The fleeting nature of life and an appreciation ofRead More -
Review: NT Connections Festival 2019 – ‘Class’ and ‘Stuff’
This year’s roundup of new plays saw young people exploring complex issues through the power of drama. NT Connections isRead More -
RNCM Music Education Conference – 28 June 2019
As a Mancunian, I’m used to seeing my city through at least some amount of rain. Imagine my surprise then,Read More -
Review: The ONE Light Keyboard
Self-learning is not a new concept when it comes to musical learning, indeed I have been teaching myself to playRead More -
Blog: BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2019
Opera Now’s correspondent Francis Muzzu reports from the Welsh capital as the finals of the BBC Cardiff Singer of theRead More -
Review: Opera at Aldeburgh 2019
Opera at Aldeburgh Festival, Snape Maltings Review by Claire Jackson Thomas Larcher’s The Hunting Gun, first performed at the BregenzRead More -
Review: Berenice
Berenice – Handel London Handel Festival Royal Opera House Review by Robert Thicknesse Female fighters Some things never change,Read More -
Review: Andrea Chénier
Andrea Chénier Cilea Royal Opera House 27 May 2019 Review By Francis Muzzu David McVicar’s production of Andrea ChénierRead More -
Review: Burt’s Drama
A wondrous collection of writings and a true testament to teaching. 5 stars Keith Burt may already be a familiarRead More -
Review: ‘Class’ by Iseult Golden and David Jordan – Bush Theatre
There was an audible groan in the audience when Will O’Connell as teacher Mr McCafferty said ‘The thing is, IRead More -
Review: Summer Assembly Songs
Summer Assembly Songs by Mark and Helen Johnson Out of the Ark Music £24.95 (Standard pack); £42.95 (Premium Pack) AnRead More -
Online production of the month: Khovanshchina
Khovanshchina Mussorgsky La Scala, Milan Review by James Imam Photography by Brescia & Amisano Crouched over his score likeRead More -
DVD of the month: The Exterminating Angel
The Exterminating Angel Adès Erato 0190295525507 By Francis Muzzu Thomas Adès’s The Exterminating Angel was first seen at the SalzburgRead More -
Review: Richard III
Richard III is one of Shakespeare’s most notorious villains, and in this touring production from Headlong, directed by John Haidar,Read More -
Review: Charles Owen plays Brahms late piano works
Charles Owen offers penetrating insight into Brahms’ late piano music, caught in gloriously burnished sound. There is a bravery toRead More -
Review: ‘Home, I’m Darling’, Duke of York’s Theatre and tour
Playwright Laura Wade has form with sharp, cruel comedy about class and social status, having written Posh, which ran toRead More -
Review: The Monstrous Child
The Monstrous Child Gavin Higgins 21 February – 3 March 2019 Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House It’s not easy beingRead More
