Barrie Kosky’s Siegfried at the Royal Opera House is the finest staging of the opera I’ve ever seen. It confirms his status ...
When Silvano does come back, he is unaware that Matilde was specifically with Renzo, but she tells him she is unworthy of being his wife, which prompts him to forgive her for whatever happened. Renzo ...
The Grange Festival, set in idyllic grounds featuring sweeping views, ancient cedar trees and a stunning lake, represents the ...
Swedish soprano Elisabet Strid has become one of the most compelling Wagnerian voices of her generation. A regular presence ...
Barbara Hannigan’s latest appearance with the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) at the Barbican proved exactly that kind of event. The first half was devoted to one work – the UK premiere of Laura ...
In 1731 Handel wrote part of Act I for an opera entitled Titus L’Empereur. For reasons that are still unknown, he then abandoned it, although he reworked its Overture and two arias for his next opera ...