Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Nicky Spence. Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff Carlo Rizzi’s conducting…
Natalya Romaniw in Il triticco, Welsh National Opera, Wales Millennium Centre
October 1, 2024XXXXX Apologies to the rest of the splendid cast members, and they really were all excellent, but this revival of…
Rigoletto, Welsh National Opera, Wales Millennium Centre
September 22, 2024For one of the best-known and most frequently staged of Verdi’s opera, Rigoletto can prove at times quite frustrating. There is a…
Tosca, Choregies d’Orange, Théâtre Antique. Bryn Terfel, Roberto Alagna and Aleksandra Kurza
September 3, 2024The Chorégies d’Orange closed triumphantly on July 22, with a semi-staged version of Giacomo Puccini ‘s masterpiece Tosca, to which…
La Bohème, Longborough Festival Opera
August 8, 2024As the summer sun beat down on the rolling grounds of Longborough, this highly enjoyable new production of La bohème…
Hairsprays at Wales Millennium Centre
August 1, 2024I’m a big fan of John Waters’ film Hairspray. I remember well going to see it on its release in…
Verdi Requiem: BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC National Chorus of Wales and the Crouch End Festival Chorus
July 25, 2024Proms 2024 Prom 6: Verdi’s Requiem Under the baton of Ryan Bancroft, the principal conductor of BBC National Orchestra of…
Paul Carey Jones excels in Longborough’s Walkure
July 16, 2024Wagner at Longborough really needs to be experienced as it is almost impossible to describe. But I will try. It…
Romeo and Juliet, Everyman Youth Theatre, Cardiff Open Air Theatre Festival
July 8, 2024*** Youth theatre can be easy to dismiss, but there is a particular joy to it: especially when it engages…
One Man, Two Guvnors, Cardiff Open Air Theatre Festival
July 5, 2024Open air theatre can be a cruel mistress. Head down to Sophia Gardens on a balmy Summer day, and…