Opera
High expectations were met and more. This all too short Edinburgh run consisting of 3 performances of ‘Porgy…
The curtain rises and we see a squint map of that furthest end of Cornwall, and then a lone seagull flutters…
There are many versions of the comedy we know as Cinderella but all relate to the unwanted daughter who finds…
It seemed such an appropriate performance for half term week in Edinburgh and an ideal starting off point for…
Lovers of live performances are wonderful! They breast the wayward rain and brace the gales to…
Watching Scottish Opera’s Marriage of Figaro was a lot of fun - just as it should be.
There was a time when the performance of a Gilbert and Sullivan’s operettas was de rigeur at the end of term.
Seated in the usual critical position in front of the lighting box of Traverse One, this reviewer observed to…
This is the 450th anniversary of the birth in Italy of Monteverdi. The world of opera was at its beginning.
It was good to enjoy an opera that is seldom performed. Indeed on the night I came across only one other…
In 1839 Richard Wagner and his wife tried to evade their creditors in Riga by sailing away and eventually…
With the autumn leaves falling we quickly gathered that Violetta had not been well but was now able to throw…
The successful team that is Scottish Opera and D’Oyly Carte Opera Company has again teamed up to produce one…
Il trovatore, along with Rigoletto and La traviata, is a must-see grand opera by Verdi. Il trovatore is based…
Sir Thomas Allen's production of The Marriage of Figaro was such a success in 2010 that it is no surprise to…
Intermezzo tells the tale of a husband mistakenly unfaithful who is accused by a bossy wife who has double…
The curtain rose and we were within the basilica church in Rome I used to walk past on my way from the…
Straightaway we see Orfeo and Euridice frolicking, but then Euridice is taken ill and dies.
Matthew Richardson’s new Rigoletto for Scotish Opera begins in the Duke’s Palace where there is a party in…
Way back in time Portugal was at war with Spain and this created a problem for the King of Portugal. His son'…