Opera
Contrary to the opinions of some, opera is so much more than the fat lady singing. Whilst opera does still struggle with a reputation of only being for the rich and upperclass, there are plenty of companies making opera for the fringe audience and we’ll always here for that!
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Review: Trouble In Tahiti/Seven Deadly Sins, Opera Holland Park
American Dreams, deadly sins and unhappy lives: Bernstein and Weill combine for a bold and stimulating evening of operatic contrasts.
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Review: Tchaikovsky, Child of Glass, Opera Holland Park
An impressive biopic of the great maestro, with a few cracks.
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Review: Operotica: Lovers in Every Lifetime, Underbelly Bristo Square
Pun-fuelled queer opera burlesque with a fetish slant that is strictly for grownups, and will leave you laughing.
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Review: Carmilla, The Space
When is an opera not an opera? When it’s spoken word, with a live score that dominates rather that complements the story to the point of distraction.
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Review: YLLANA The Opera Locos, Sadler’s Wells
Musical mayhem with mime and melancholic nuances
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Review: Iolanthe, Wilton’s Music Hall
Charles Court Opera present an enticing, impeccably performed Iolanthe that delights newcomers and devotees alike.
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Review: Opera Highlights, Traverse Theatre – Edinburgh
For anyone tempted to think of opera as stuffy, remote or inaccessible, this production shows we might all have opera-sized feelings, even when trying to give a professional veneer at the office party
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Review: Lucia di Lammermoor, Arcola Theatre
Stunning music, exhilarating voices, high drama—an unforgettable trip through madness and manipulation in the Highlands.
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Review: Patience, Wilton’s Music Hall
The Charles Court Opera delivers a wonderfully funny and energetic performance of Gilbert & Sullivan’s classic.
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Review: Becoming Tosca, Arcola Theatre
A Tosca with a backstory in Argentina instead of Rome? Hmm... Great music to hear, but despite a promisingly reimagined setting to this most dramatic of operas, this revival misses its mark.