‘I want it to be normal for people to go to the opera’ Robin Norton-Hale, artistic director of English Touring Opera
“I really want it to be normal for people to go to the opera.” These are the words of Robin...
Read MorePosted by Ellen Beardmore | Jul 25, 2026 | Arts, Editor's Picks, Music, Theatre
“I really want it to be normal for people to go to the opera.” These are the words of Robin...
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As it plants its roots in Manchester, English National Opera’s commitment to London’s...
Read MorePosted by Andrew Moor | Mar 17, 2026 | Arts, Theatre
A half-naked corpse on an empty stage. Some children find it and a group gathers to gawp, all...
Read MorePosted by Alfred Searls | Mar 6, 2026 | Bands & Gigs, Music
What’s that you say? You don’t know much about opera and you don’t think it’s for you? Well, let...
Read MorePosted by Andrew Moor | Nov 17, 2025 | Arts, Theatre
When an opera production is revived 32 years after its premiere, does it still shine or is it...
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