‘moments of exceptional delicacy’ Peter Grimes, Opera North, Lowry, Salford
A half-naked corpse on an empty stage. Some children find it and a group gathers to gawp, all...
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‘the stuff of ordinary lives made epic’ La Bohéme, Lowry, Salford
When an opera production is revived 32 years after its premiere, does it still shine or is it...
Read MoreOpera Review: Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi, Opera North, The Lowry, Salford
We are living in strange times. For the first time in more than 40 years of opera-going, I was about to hear a national anthem. I was at The Lowry for Opera North’s new production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto when it was...
Read MoreOnline Opera Review: Fidelio by Beethoven, Opera North
This week sees a landmark in my long walk on this weird and mostly wonderful world, although weird has the upper hand at the moment. I am about to receive my first pension cheque, most of which I have already spent. I mention...
Read MoreOpera Review: The Marriage of Figaro and The Turn of the Screw, Opera North, The Lowry
For OperaWatch, it’s a welcome return to The Lowry for Opera North’s 2020 spring season. With all the opera critic trainees on lockdown it was up to me to cover for them while the government dithers as to what to do. Armed only...
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