An effortful opera
A fun but difficult production of Il Trovatore
Proper pro opera
Fun with fear and failure
Freak shows
Horrors wrestled into being
Spring to life
April in London has a number of operatic things that look kind of fun
Betjeman the beat poet
Recalling a thrilling collaboration between the poet and a group of oddball musicians
Going for a song
In true bel canto, the only important thing is the voice, the song
Just do the bloody show
Rusalka, Royal Opera House
The jackpot of opera
The Rhinegold, English National Opera, Coliseum
Beyond satire
Opera North and English Touring Opera have plied an honourable trade without trying to gain kudos
It’s not for kids
Children are always unwelcome in Opera, except in The Magic Flute