WNO’s new Les vêpres siciliennes boasts some fine singing, excellent orchestral playing, a number of interesting interpretative ideas. But all…

First performed in 1855 at the Paris Opéra, Les Vêpres Siciliennes is a less frequently revisited entry in the Verdi catalogue, and…

Welsh National Opera’s new season opens tonight (January 8th) with a new production of Verdi’s grand opera, Les vêpres siciliennes. Directed…

One of the best things about the past few seasons at the WNO has been their commitment in exploring and…

Giuseppe Verdi once described Rigoletto as his best opera, and it is certainly, from a musical standpoint, one of his…

Switch a greasy doner kebab stack for a huge carrot on a vertical rotisserie and you can see why this…

The tragic story based on the life of a favourite of Elizabeth I was delivered fantastically by the Welsh National…

We attended Welsh National Opera’s family concert at St David’s Hall in Cardiff on the Sunday before Halloween. This was…

I’ve been writing reviews on and off for 15 years – encompassing restaurant, theatre, cinema and music reviews – but…

As an infrequent and slightly trepidatious opera-goer, I welcomed the opportunity to see La Traviata. One of the most performed…