Longborough Opera’s commitment to new and emerging talent takes the form of a fun and lively reimagining of Purcell’s Fairy…
Cardiff director’s Il re pastore, Buxton International Festival
July 21, 2023**** When the singers start jigging along at the end of Il re pastore, having told us the Greek army is…
Cowbridge Music Festival 2023
June 30, 2023Cowbridge Music Festival has announced the programme for its 2023 festival (15 – 24 September 2023) which offers a diverse…
Christmas festival spiegeltent back but at Sophia Gardens
June 29, 2023The producers of Cardiff Christmas Festival (formerly Cardiff Castle Christmas Festival), which is staged inside a beautiful heated 550-seat…
Mitridate, Garsington Opera
June 27, 2023***** Sometimes it is a bore being an opera-loving academic classicist. On one hand it can be very helpful knowing…
Natalya Romaniw shines in Ariadne auf Naxos at Garsington
June 26, 2023***** Great things are now expected from the acclaimed Swansea-born Natalya Romaniw, and in Bruno Ravella’s production of Ariadne…
Candide, Welsh National Opera
June 23, 2023**** It has been a while since I can remember Welsh National Opera getting a (well-deserved) standing ovation and…
Gwyn Hughes Jones in searing delight: Tristan und Isolde, Grange Park Opera
June 21, 2023***** Take singers in fabulous voice, the Gascoigne orchestra luxuriating in Wagner’s exquisite music and a visually and…
Beyond the Border International Storytelling Festival returns
June 20, 2023Over 50 artists are confirmed for the International Storytelling Festival returning this summer A vibrantly diverse and captivating line-up of…
Piaf, Cabaret, Wales Millennium Centre
June 3, 2023Wales Millennium Centre’s reinvented Cabaret room in the old Blas restaurant (one of many variations) hosted a charming evening of…