Opera
The curtain rises and we see a squint map of that furthest end of Cornwall, and then a lone seagull flutters…
High expectations were met and more. This all too short Edinburgh run consisting of 3 performances of ‘Porgy…
Anne Trulove and Tom Rakewell are lovers but her father thinks Tom is a wastrel and finds a job for him in…
Il trovatore, along with Rigoletto and La traviata, is a must-see grand opera by Verdi. Il trovatore is based…
It seemed such an appropriate performance for half term week in Edinburgh and an ideal starting off point for…
There are many versions of the comedy we know as Cinderella but all relate to the unwanted daughter who finds…
Lovers of live performances are wonderful! They breast the wayward rain and brace the gales to…
The performers had made their dramatic entrance when the evening’s director, the impressively voiced Lloyd…
Way back in time Portugal was at war with Spain and this created a problem for the King of Portugal. His son'…
This new production is set in the Victorian era and opens with a large and old-fashioned box camera pointing…
In 1839 Richard Wagner and his wife tried to evade their creditors in Riga by sailing away and eventually…
It was good to enjoy an opera that is seldom performed. Indeed on the night I came across only one other…
The Edinburgh International Festival today launched its 2019 programme of dance, theatre, and music for this…
Frank Zappa, a Leonardo da Vinci anatomy exhibition, chinese heavy metal, and a theatrical journey to a "new…
Rigoletto opens the new Season with director Matthew Richardson (The Devil Inside 2016) and Olivier Award-…
A free, outdoor show by Scots electronic and acoustic composer Anna Meredith (see video below) and laser and…
For this very special 2017 anniversary, Summerhall, Edinburgh’s acclaimed and award-winning multi-arts venue…
• New productions of Ariadne auf Naxos, Eugene Onegin, Greek and Pagliacci (The Clowns)
• Sir David McVicar’s…
Festival Director Fergus Linehan has given us nine operas this year, more than usual. He has told us of the…
The Edinburgh International Festival will mark its 70th year by remembering the spirit of 1947 when the first…