Articles relating to: opera
Film Review: Marguerite
One of first foreign films I fell in love with was the 1981 French classic, Diva.
Read the full story..Review: Andrea Chénier, Turandot, La traviata
It was a cold Winter evening when I set off across the Pennines, armed only with a couple of G&Ts.
Read the full story..Win tickets to see Così fan tutte at the RNCM, Manchester
Win tickets to see Mozart’s Così fan tutte at the RNCM this Spring.
Read the full story..OperaWatch: What’s on in Winter
As I look out of the window of the OperaWatch offices, housed on the 43rd floor of Northern Soul Towers, I can see snow-covered lands as far as the Lakes.
Read the full story..Opera Reviews: Four shows, seven bodies
It’s been quite an opera season in the old Northern Powerhouse.
Read the full story..Review: The Barber of Seville, Jenůfa, Kiss Me, Kate, Salford
Kiss Me, Kate opens with Another Op’nin’, Another Show, a hymn to hoofers and thespians everywhere.
Read the full story..OperaWatch: What’s on in Autumn
As mists gather, fruit mellows and the clocks go back, Autumn is with us.
Read the full story..Book Review: Opera North by Kara McKechnie
As you may or may not have noticed, it’s been a bit of a quiet summer on the old opera front.
Read the full story..Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Benjamin Britten at RNCM
It was a wet and windy afternoon as I ventured forth to see the Royal Northern College of Music’s production of Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Read the full story..Madama Opera: Ellen Kent talks to Northern Soul
March is turning out to be a glorious abundance for opera-goers in Manchester.
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