Bryn Terfel’s debut as Boris Gudonov for the Royal Opera had audience’s in rapture when the Richard Jones production opened…
Steve Reich Concert, London Sinfonietta & Synergy Vocals, St David’s Hall
February 17, 2019There is a pull to Reich music, some might just call it gimmicks. The related patterns and pulsating rhythms that…
Rebus: Long Shadows, New Theatre Cardiff
February 8, 2019Having read several Rebus novels and having seen several episodes of the TV series, I was quite intrigued to see…
American Idiot, New Theatre
January 30, 2019I was born in 1990, and when Green Day’s album American Idiot came out in 2004, I was fourteen…
Fast Love – A Tribute to George Michael, Blackwood Miners’ Institute
January 29, 2019The quality of tribute acts can range from the comically bad to the superlative. It’s therefore a ticket booking often…
Jersey Boys, Wales Millennium Centre
January 18, 2019There are only a handful of bands around the world that can have such an impact on so many generations….
The Snow Maiden, Russian Siberian Ballet, St David’s Hall, Cardiff
December 20, 2018The Russian Siberian Ballet here in Cardiff, is a staple of the Christmas period at St David’s Hall for what…
Icons, Le Gateau Chocolat, Wales Millennium Centre
December 19, 2018As the year wraps up, we also see the end of the WMC’s Performances for the Curious season also conclude….
Fontaines D.C., Hotel Lux, The Moon
December 10, 2018As the recent period of great vitality of the rock and punk scene seems at last to be also reaching…
The John Wilson Orchestra, At the Movies, St David’s Hall
December 8, 2018My first live experience with John Wilson was when he conducted the LSO at SDH in August this year. The…