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Le Nozze di Figaro

Le Nozze di Figaro

- 10 June 2013

Revived for 2013 this superb production has taken on a new lease of life. Beautiful...

Mozart Mass in C minor: Britten Sinfonia and Brighton Festival Chorus

Mozart Mass in C minor: Britten Sinfonia and Brighton Festival Chorus

- 30 May 2013

Opening with Tarik O’Reagan’s Chaabi this was a last night concert to remember, the new...

Captain Blood’s Revenge: A Pirate Opera

Captain Blood’s Revenge: A Pirate Opera

- 28 May 2013

How sorry I feel to report that so much good work ends up being a...

Lola Arias: My Life After

Lola Arias: My Life After

- 28 May 2013

This is the stuff festivals should be made of, fascinating work from around the world...

The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner

- 24 May 2013

How does one start to take Khaled Hosseini’s epic novel to the stage? What do...

The Tiger Lillies: Rime of the Ancient Mariner

The Tiger Lillies: Rime of the Ancient Mariner

- 24 May 2013

Oh dear, maybe once again it’s me but there was a distinct whiff of The...

Glyndebourne’s Jerwood Young Artists

Glyndebourne’s Jerwood Young Artists

- 22 May 2013

It comes as no surprise that these young talents plucked from the chorus and nurtured...

Zero

Zero

- 22 May 2013

How low can one go, how deep, how far down? For Clod Ensemble the answer...

Falstaff

Falstaff

- 22 May 2013

Ultz certainly sets a tone of humour with his witty settings for Verdi’s comic opera....

Ariadne auf Naxos

Ariadne auf Naxos

- 22 May 2013

Richard Strauss was surely playing when he wrote this, a rich man toying with artists,...

Cassus: Knee Deep

Cassus: Knee Deep

- 15 May 2013

Circus is hot and can be exciting, but it can also be a dull display...

Beowulf

Beowulf

- 14 May 2013

Now maybe I am the wrong person, who knows, but I really didn’t like this....