Classical and Opera Features
by Dave Paxton
Buxton is one of the gems of the Peak District and its opera house one of the loveliest in England. Yes, the 2007 Festival boasts…
by musicOMH
Devilishly handsome with a voice that can charm the most demanding of critics, the young Uruguayan bass-baritone Erwin Schrott has become something of a sensation...
by Dave Paxton
The South Bank is an exciting place to be throughout the year, but the weekend Friday 8 to Sunday 10 June promises to be very...
by musicOMH
Toby Spence doesn’t look like an opera star. Athletically built, with spiky blond hair, he actually looks more like a surfer (which he is, incidentally,...
by Simon Thomas
Opera North’s new season is dominated by adaptations of Shakespeare, with no fewer than five productions of operas based on the bard. Bellini’s I Capuleti...
by Simon Thomas
The thought of a long-forgotten opera playing in a pub theatre in Earl’s Court may send you screaming for the hills, or it may intrigue...
by Simon Thomas
In a surprise move, The Royal Opera has just announced the takeover of DVD producer/ distributor Opus Arte. The label, which has a reputation for...
by Simon Thomas
Soprano Katherine Broderick is still coming down from the most amazing week of her life, winning both the Kathleen Ferrier Award and Guildhall’s prestigious Gold...
by Simon Thomas
If the creative team at English National Opera is putting an optimistic gloss on the company’s potential problems, they have plenty new to boast about....
by Ben Hogwood
Nicholas Kenyon was in bullish mood as he announced the details of the Proms, season 113. As well he might be, for though he leaves...
by Dave Paxton
So the Royal Opera’s new season is announced, and what a treat it looks to be. Even the seemingly obligatory revivals are bolstered by attractive...
by Simon Thomas
Raymund Dring was a member of English National Opera’s chorus for nearly 30 years and in Chorus Lines he chronicles his eventful working life with...
by Ben Hogwood
The great cellist died on 27 April 2007, of a long illness believed to be cancer, aged 80
by Simon Thomas
Audiences currently attending The Royal Opera’s Stiffelio are being presented with a naturalistic interpretation of Verdi’s opera with no conceptual excesses. The production is the...
by Simon Thomas
Slightly late for our meeting, Gerald Finley found himself winding through the labyrinthine corridors in the depths of the Royal Opera House. He says it...
