Madame Butterfly – Kings Head Theatre
You know, this is really rather good. If you’re hoping to match the visuals of the recent ENO production, forget it. The show is in a pub, for Goodness sake. But if you’re willing to see your opera re-imagined, and sung to you in close proximity by talented singers, you’ll probably love it. However, if […]
Out Loud – free from the Royal Opera House
Heck – some free opera, guys – no eye wateringly exclusive prices here. Well, for one day only – so lets give ’em a big London at Large inclusiveness hug. Pop along and have a listen! To mark the start of the 2016/17 Season, the Royal Opera House presents Out Loud, celebrating the power of […]
‘Cosi’ Kings Head – Review
By Chris Parkinson So – where’s the logic in coupling a play about some old school nutters putting on a Pyramus and Thisbe version of Cosi fan Tutte with a nutty version of Mozart’s silly little opera about a couple of upper class twits? It’s as daft an argument for dramaturgical sense as mentioning ‘breakfast’ […]
Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n Roll – Porgy and Best!
What better way to spend an evening than with a story steeped in drugs, sex and music. No – not some Ice-t rap ‘masterpiece’ – we’re talking in the company of Cape Town Opera. We were hugely grateful to be allowed to pop in to the dress rehearsal earlier in the week – schedule clashes […]