Year: 2025

Semele Too Hot to Handel at the Royal Opera

Beautiful music, glorious singing and a doubtful production combine to create mixed feelings about Handel’s Semele at the Royal Opera House.

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I was a stuntman with Leonardo DiCaprio and now I’m singing the lead at The Royal Opera

INTERVIEW: Martial arts and weapons expert Riccardo Massi worked with Leonardo DiCaprio but now he’s a world-famous opera tenor. He also loves Star Wars and busts the biggest myth in opera.

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Glorious singing but restrained humour in Glyndebourne’s Figaro

Back in 1934, Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro was the first opera ever to be staged at Glyndebourne. The current production, by the French director Mariame Clément, is their tenth and apart from a little accident in the last act, the…

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Ruth Wilson and Michael Shannon broke my heart legendary writer’s final play

Eugene O’Neill’s great tragedy A Moon For The Misbegotten at the Almeida features searing central performances from Wilson and Shannon.

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Why I changed my 2 star review of Evita to 5 stars

Evita is getting worldwide headlines for Rachel Zegler singing Don’t Cry For Me Argentina on the street. I hated the production the first time I saw it, but I had to eat my words.

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Win tickets to Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone™ in Concert plus an overnight stay

Dive into a magical evening at Warwick Castle, where the world of Harry Potter unfolds in a symphony of music and wonder. A night to remember awaits.

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Rachel Zegler triumphs in Evita and lays ghost of Snow White to rest – Full review

Believe the hype, Rachel Zegler is spectacular in Jamie Lloyd’s adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita.

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