Operawatch
Opera Correspondent Robert Hamilton maintains a steady watch over operatic events in the North of England.
What’s on in Spring – Operawatch
In the manner of TV’s Springwatch I have decided to call my occasional opera preview Operawatch.
The Merry Widow at the Royal Northern College of Music
In the midst of your Opera Correspondent’s many birthday celebrations I managed to squeeze in this joyful production of Franz Lehár’s comic opera, The Merry Widow.
Review: The Bartered Bride and La traviata by Opera North
It’s a busy old time in the Hamilton household at the moment what with the build-up to the imminent birthday celebrations of your esteemed Opera Correspondent. The preparations for the state banquet, the VIP guest list and buying the frame for her Majesty’s telegram have all eaten away at time itself.
Preview: Opera North at The Lowry, Autumn Season 2014
As you may or may not know I have been given a battlefield promotion from Opera Critic to Opera Correspondent for my outstanding service to the understanding of opera in the North.
Götterdämmerung, Opera North
On a really sunny day and with the quarter finals of the World Cup looming, I set off to the darkness of The Lowry in Salford for a six and a half hour performance of the last of the Ring Cycle, Götterdämmerung.
La Bohème
Despite being an institutionalised bourgeois of many years standing, in my heart of hearts I am a bohemian.
Zoe Trope: A Workshop Performance
Like Benjamin Britten’s Peter Grimes, Zoe Trope begins in court.
The Girl of the Golden West
A few years ago, when I still had a fist full of dollars, I visited a small mining town between Santa Fe and Albuquerque called Madrid. It was a one-horse town with a single road running through it.
Swooning on a Sunday Afternoon
Sunday is normally a day of rest. For many it is a rest from the extravagances of the previous night
Walking the plank with Peter Grimes
On a bleak and blustery autumnal evening, I set out from my home port of the Cornerhouse bar to venture westward to Salford to see the imagined Suffolk fishing village of Aldeburgh and the tragic tale of fisherman Peter Grimes.
Freerange Comedy Festival at Brewery Arts Centre Kendal
Comedy fans who can’t make Harry and Meghan’s big day at Windsor Castle can experience a ‘Royal Wedding’ with a difference in Kendal this May at Freerange Comedy Festival, hosted by Brewery Arts Centre.
The Northern Soul Poll
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