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 MoreI’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 MoreWe 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 MoreIt 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 MoreAs 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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