Of all the iconic Italian operas, I had yet to see Verdi’s Aida. So you can imagine the excitement here at the OperaWatch office deep in the bowels of Northern Soul Towers when the tickets arrived for this production by Opera...
Read MoreAs keen readers of OperaWatch will know (thank you, Freda and Eric Thwaites), summer is traditionally a quiet period for opera here in the North. While opera companies are off sunning themselves on beaches across Europe in a...
Read MoreAt OperaWatch we always look forward to an invitation to the latest student production at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM). Over the years, I’ve come to treasure the delights that the RNCM has to offer and I fight...
Read MoreI was going to start with that old OperaWatch standby: “It’s been a quiet time here at OW offices.” However, since those drunks from Hamiltonic moved in down the corridor at Northern Soul Towers, it’s been anything but. As...
Read MoreThe excitement in the office at OperaWatch was palpable. After an away day in Lancaster, we were back on home turf with the return of Opera North at The Lowry. The Spring season always marks the beginning of our year when all...
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