There is no getting away from this being a deeply troubling story with disturbing themes whether suggested or apparent. This…

It is difficult to have great sympathy for Anna Bolena – as she herself admits in Donizetti’s operatic take on…

With Swansea-born soprano Natalya Romaniw in the leading role, this Bartered Bride is no submissive chattel. Far from it, she…

Dance and theatre audiences’ love affair with Matthew Bourne shown no sign of waning and with this novel take on…

Avenue Q is almost as old as some of the characters the puppets (think muppets but for legal reasons they…

I have seen Falstaff more times than I care to remember with various singers in that so famous title role…

The latest instalment in the WNO’s Freedom season is an interesting double bill hinging on the theme of unjust imprisonment…

The final concert in BBC NOWs main season at St David’s Hall is always a big event. I say this…

I am late to the Longborough Festival Opera party, joining just as the remarkable organisation launches a new Ring Cycle,…

WNO’s Freedom season, bringing to the stage a range of different works all focussing on human rights, opens on an emotional note…