Royal Opera
An austere opera
Boris Godunov, Royal Opera
On “Festen” and forgetting
The latest production of the Royal Opera was gripping but occasionally unconvincing
Let’s appreciate Wagner for Wagner
Politics and historical commentary aside, Lohengrin is currently on at Covent Garden
Genuine English opera
‘Peter Grimes’ labours under the weight of national anxieties
Into the mystic
Contemporary debates over the “suitability” of many operas leaves us with only English productions
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