La traviata, ENO, Coliseum

April in London has a number of operatic things that look kind of fun

Opera North and English Touring Opera have plied an honourable trade without trying to gain kudos

The cause of death, in this coroner’s verdict, is a prolonged failure to address reality

A powerful, moving adaptation of Puccini

Contemporary debates over the “suitability” of many operas leaves us with only English productions

The ENO’s production of The Valkyrie may lack flames, but it is convincing nonetheless