427 stories by "George Hall"
This concert performance is of interest because it represents the belated world premiere of a mature score by a major opera composer.
In its original version, Donizetti's The Daughter of the Regiment is a light comedy with a military background: Marie, abandoned on the
Despite being a relatively familiar title, Mozart's Idomeneo is a challenging assignment for Buxton, with a clutch of demanding central roles and
Towards the end of a strong season, Garsington unveils a new opera " other than community works the first at this venue.
Last month the Grange Festival opened a production of Handel's Agrippina in sets that repeatedly referenced the venue itself and its recent
For the second production of its first season in its new opera house, Nevill Holt takes on a modern classic and presents
Puccini's most popular work " indeed the most popular piece in the entire operatic repertoire these days " La Boheme returns in
At the age of 85, John Copley " Britain's most experienced opera director " stages Mozart's Turkish comedy The Abduction from the
Charles Gounod's second most popular opera (after Faust), Romeo et Juliette suffers from the composer falling in love with the sheer loveliness
The second operatic collaboration between composer Tansy Davies and poet Nick Drake focuses on climate change. In a 'near-future' world decimated by
Bruno Ravella's staging of Verdi's final opera Falstaff — based on The Merry Wives of Windsor — is set around the time
Opera companies sometimes use musicals as a way of replenishing the coffers. Others " such as Grange Park Opera " have developed
The headline news is that Nevill Holt Opera has created and opened an outstanding new purpose-built theatre, seating 400, possessing a superb
New at this year's Aldeburgh Festival, Emily Howard's chamber opera To See The Invisible has been freely adapted by playwright Selma Dimitrijevic
David McVicar's Glyndebourne staging of Julius Caesar in Egypt was an overwhelming success back in 2005, helping to consolidate the position of
The last new Royal Opera Lohengrin was in 1977, when Elijah Moshinsky's finest staging for the company had its premiere; but following
Just as Shakespeare has his problem plays, Mozart has Cosi Fan Tutte " one might translate the title as That's What Women
Garsington has a long track record with Richard Strauss, and in their 30th season, they return to his operatic will and testament,
Mozart's Magic Flute is many things: a pantomime, a philosophical drama, a lowbrow comedy, a spiritual quest, a fairy-tale. Reconciling all of
Just what exactly is Candide? There's no neat answer. Jeff Clarke " who stages Iford's production " admits that, like The Tales
Opera Holland Park's season opener is Verdi's popular classic, played in Cordelia Chisholm's elegant period designs evoking the sophistication and sexual ambiguity
WNO is in rude health on many fronts, but its boss tells George Hall of her mission not just to secure the
After performing for 13 years in a temporary structure in a stable yard, Nevill Holt Opera is to open a purpose-built theatre.
As the English language opera company marks five decades of performing in residence at the London Coliseum, George Hall toasts some of
Credited with introducing several operas to this country, the annual festival returns with a UK stage premiere of Massenet's Le Cid as
