L’etoile by Emmanuel Chabrier, RNCM, Manchester
Here at OperaWatch offices in Northern Soul Towers, the staff are giddy with excitement. After a...
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Opera Review: The Wind, Erland Cooper and the Chorus of Opera North, RNCM, Manchester
Eschewing my usual Friday night supping gin with pals at Manchester’s HOME, I strolled down Oxford Road to the Royal Northern College of Music for an evening of culture and wine. Opera North had invited me to see the...
Read MoreOpera Review: The Marriage of Figaro, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
I’m always amazed by the success of the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM). I think I’ve seen just about all of its opera productions in the past couple of years and enjoyed each one. I remember suggesting to a nearby art...
Read MoreOpera Review: Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss / The Medium by Gian Carlo Menotti, Royal Northern College of Music
It was a lovely sunny Sunday afternoon as The Blonde and I walked down Oxford Road towards the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) to attend its reopening to the public. The opera double bill featured two shorts, Ariadne...
Read MoreOpera Review: The Prodigal Son by Claude Debussy, Opera on Location, Kelham Island Museum, Sheffield
As regular readers of this column will know, it has been a quiet year or so here at the OperaWatch offices, which are situated deep inside Northern Soul Towers. Most of the staff are either on furlough or have joined the...
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