Review: THE ELIXIR OF LOVE, London Coliseum
Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be.
UK / West End Opera News Coverage — Page 4
The latest news on performances of Opera in UK / West End.
Review: THE SOUND VOICE PROJECT, Royal Ballet and Opera
Words run out, as The Voice is lost and recovered
Review: THE TALES OF HOFFMANN, Royal Ballet and Opera
Damiano Michieletto brings plenty of pizzazz to Offenbach's crowdpleaser, but wastes some of his on-stage talents
Review: RIGOLETTO, London Coliseum
There’s no shame in pulling an old favourite from the vaults but Jonathan Miller’s 1982 gangster-themed production is firing blanks in this latest revival.
Regents Opera Adds Extra Performance of GOTTERDAMMERUNG
After the success of Regents Opera’s first three instalments of Wagner’s Ring Cycle - Das Rheingold, Die Walküre and Siegfried, the fringe opera company eyes its performances of the final instalment and full Ring Cycle with determination.
Review: THE TURN OF THE SCREW, London Coliseum
Isabella Bywater ratchets up the tension, as Ailish Tynan and Jerry Louth shine as the governess and her male charge.
Review: TROUBLE IN TAHITI and THE QUIET PLACE, Royal Ballet and Opera
If you're a parent, brace yourself - and enjoy the glorious singing and fine music writes our critic about TROUBLE IN TAHITI and THE QUIET PLACE.
Review: FIDELIO, Royal Ballet and Opera
Tobias Kratzer’s production pulls the rug from underneath you writes BWW's critic.
Review: EUGENE ONEGIN, Royal Ballet And Opera
Deservedly still Tchaikovsky’s most celebrated opera, Eugene Onegin astounds with angelic music that never ceases to amaze.
Review: SUOR ANGELICA, London Coliseum
Annilese Miskimmon reimagines the tragic tale against the backdrop of a convent in 1960s Ireland in an unsettling production with some outstanding performers that combine with Puccini's haunting score in a compelling production.
Review: BBC PROMS: PROM 68 – BRITTEN'S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Royal Albert Hall
“What angel wakes me from my flowery bed?” More often than not, when Shakespeare is adapted into different formats, the text is largely lost but the story remains - not so in this case.
Review: LA TRAVIATA, Royal Ballet And Opera
Heavily reliant on strong vocals
Review: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, Royal Ballet and Opera
Mozart, music and mayhem in a tale of an outfoxed aristocrat brought down to earth
Review: YEOMEN OF THE GUARD, Opera Holland Park
Opera Holland Park close out another acclaimed season with a rollicking Yeomen Of The Guard.
Review: ACIS AND GALATEA, Opera Holland Park
Opera Holland Park’s staging of Handel’s beloved Acis and Galatea is a smashing success that finds just the right balance between musical finesse and tongue-in-cheek comedy.
Review: IL SEGRETO DI SUSANNA / PAGLIACCI, Opera Holland Park
Opera Holland Park delivers two short pieces - an ideal introduction to the form's unique capacity to bring emotional weight to any story
Review: MADAMA BUTTERFLY, Royal Opera House
There’s a singular simplicity in Madama Butterfly that draws in audiences year after year, decade by decade like moths to a flame: a man loves and leaves a woman; she gives up everything for him.
Review: COSÌ FAN TUTTE, Royal Opera House
Has opera found its own Ivo van Hove? Jan Philipp Gloger’s radical production of Così fan tutte continues until 10 July.
Review: EDGAR, Opera Holland Park
A curious opera that is beautiful and ugly all at once
Review: TOSCA, Royal Opera House
Fronted by some fresh faces, Jonathan Kent’s cinematic take on the Puccini masterwork Tosca returns for its seventeenth run at Covent Garden.
Review: TOSCA, Opera Holland Park
Opera Holland Park open the season with a faithful revival of a much loved classic
Review: L'OLIMPIADE, Royal Opera House
Irish National Opera bring a touring production to London in what might prove to be a show for the purists
Open Letter Criticising Cuts to the Welsh National Opera Signed by Michael Sheen, Ruth Jones, Luke Evans, and More
An open letter has been put together urging the UK government to protect the Welsh National Opera, which has fallen victim to cuts causing issues in its operation.
Review: LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, Royal Opera House
Nadine Sierra’s enthralling central performance helms this nerve-jangling revival.
Video: Go Inside The Royal Opera's MADAMA BUTTERFLY
Watch as The Royal Opera explores Puccini’s devastating tragedy about a young geisha who falls in love with an American naval officer.
Review: CARMEN, Royal Opera House
An old favourite brings the passion and the pain with beautiful singing and convincing acting
Review: DUKE BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE, London Coliseum
English National Opera closes its troubled, but successful, 2023-24 season with Bartok's curious compelling slice of psychodrama beautifully played by its orchestra
Review: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE, Wilton's Music Hall
In the week when an Arts Council England report lambasted the current state of opera and questioned its relevance to wider society, Charles Court Opera’s The Barber Of Seville stands as a stern rebuff to those who consider this art form to be dated and irrelevant.
Review: JENŮFA, London Coliseum
Opera is not short of stories where women are violated and abandoned by the men in their lives but Leoš Janáček’s Jenůfa is an especially cruel tale.
Photos: Janáček's JENŮFA Returns to the London Coliseum
David Alden’s double Olivier Award-winning production of Janáček’s Jenůfa returns to the London Coliseum.
Review: THE FLYING DUTCHMAN, Royal Opera House
Albery’s revival of his Flying Dutchman simply works: with a great cast and a smooth atmosphere created by a dreamlike ship-inspired set, it all builds towards a Gesamtkunstwerk that Wagner might have enjoyed himself.
Review: THE MAGIC FLUTE, London Coliseum
It’s odd to watch an opera where the actual opera is an afterthought.
Review: THE DUCHESS OF PADUA, The Space
Edward Lambert's Duchess of Padua is packed full with stunning music that brings Oscar Wilde's early melodramatic epic of love and revenge to life.
Musicians' Union Members Reach Agreement with English National Opera
The Musicians' Union (MU) has reached an agreement with English National Opera (ENO).
Review: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE, English National Opera, London Coliseum
The longstanding favourite is all very slick but, 37 years on, the production is showing its age
Review: THE HANDMAID'S TALE, English National Opera, London Coliseum
Paul Ruder's opera, based on Margaret Atwood's celebrated novel, has, frighteningly, gained more relevance since its premiere in 2000
ENO Strike Suspended as Talks Continue
Equity has announced that chorus members at the English National Opera will not strike on 1 February.
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE Comes to Wilton's Music Hall in March
This Spring, Charles Court Opera makes a welcome return to Wilton’s with a sizzling production of Rossini’s comic masterpiece, The Barber of Seville.
Review: MANON, Royal Opera House
Kenneth MacMillan's Manon is a haunting exploration of desire and sexuality, contrasting pompous extravagance with the poverty of the masses.
ENO Union Members Vote in Favour of Strike Action
Members of the Musicians' Union and Equity have voted overwhelmingly in favour of potential strike action in a dispute over planned cuts to the workforce.
