Opera review: La Bohème at the Royal Opera House
GIVEN the power of music to elicit strong emotions, it is hardly surprising that so many opera have tear-jerking scenes, but nothing jerks my tears so consistently as Puccini’s La Bohème. Poor Mimi spends the More...
The Winter’s Tale review: Royal Ballet Royal Opera House, London
SINCE its premiere, four years ago, The Winter’s Tale has earned a prodigious reputation. First, and most vital of all, the audience loves it. A great deal of this essential box office quality is in dance-maker More...
BREAKING: Royal Opera House in London evacuated – Covent Garden on lockdown
THE ROYAL Opera House in central London has been evacuated following reports of a bomb threat, with the surrounding area placed on lockdown. Daily Express :: News Feed More...
The Greatest Showman: Who plays opera singer Jenny Lind? Does she really sing in the film?
THE Greatest Showman has proved to have some staying power at the US box office, despite being panned by critics. It features a stellar cast, but who plays the opera singer Jenny Lind in the film and is she really More...
Opera and MasterChef legend Lesley Garrett reveals her greatest travels
OPERA singer Lesley Garrett, 62, has performed at the Royal Opera House, London and has travelled the world as a noted soprano. Daily Express :: Travel Feed More...
Mitridate, Re Di Ponto – Royal Opera House: Opera review
HAS there ever been such a precocious genius as Mozart? He wrote Mitridate, Re Di Ponto when he was only 14 and it was already his fourth opera. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed More...
Opera review: Hamlet – Glyndebourne Festival Opera
I ALWAYS have low expectations when I go to a modern opera, and world premieres are usually the worst. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed More...
Forgotten Liszt opera to be performed for first time after 170 years
AN abandoned opera by Franz Liszt which has lain largely forgotten in a German archive for nearly two centuries will be given its world premiere this summer. Daily Express :: Music Feed More...
Forgotten Liszt opera to be performed for first time after 170 years
AN abandoned opera by Franz Liszt which has lain largely forgotten in a German archive for nearly two centuries will be given its world premiere this summer. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed More...
Opera review: Rigoletto at the English National Opera
JONATHAN MILLER’S legendary “Mafia” production of Verdi’s Rigoletto has not been seen at the London Coliseum since 2009. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed More...