BWW Review: BILLY BUDD, Royal Opera House by Sophia Lambton

In a minimalist setting, Benjamin Britten's 20th-century reflections on Herman Melville's novel are deftly captured musically and visually.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 6:19am on April 30, 2019[SHARE]

BWW Review: KATHLEEN FERRIER AWARDS 2019 FINAL, Wigmore Hall by Sophia Lambton

Stupendous singing from a group of students battled old professionals who didn't dare reward risks.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 5:04am on April 28, 2019[SHARE]

BWW Review: GALA EVENING WITH JUAN DIEGO FLOREZ, Royal Festival Hall by Sophia Lambton

Juan Diego Flrez gave an orchestral recital which failed to display his superlative assets.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 5:48pm on March 30, 2019[SHARE]

BWW Review: Elina Garanca, Wigmore Hall by Sophia Lambton

If there are golden voices, the instrument of Elina Garanca isn't among them. Dusky like a claret, the mezzo-soprano's pervasive, pure timbre emerges with the strength of a tree bark equally…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 6:24am on February 19, 2019[SHARE]

BWW Review: ORCHESTRA OF THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE IN CONCERT, Royal Opera House by Sophia Lambton

This evening of contrasting sentimental works was far too fiery to resound with echoes of the Russian soul.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 8:04am on February 9, 2019[SHARE]

BWW Review: LA TRAVIATA, Royal Opera House by Sophia Lambton

A quarter of a century after its premiere, the long-running production is still worth a shot.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:20pm on January 15, 2019[SHARE]

BWW Review: THE QUEEN OF SPADES, Royal Opera House by Sophia Lambton

The Royal Opera's new production sidelines the opera in favour of meaningless chaos.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:47am on January 14, 2019[SHARE]

BWW Review: HANSEL AND GRETEL, Royal Opera House by Sophia Lambton

The spectacle is a hunger-inducing delight for the eyes.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 3:57pm on December 14, 2018[SHARE]

BWW Review: CARMEN, Royal Opera House by Sophia Lambton

Barrie Kosky's unmusical revival loses more steam on its second outing.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 6:26am on December 1, 2018[SHARE]

BWW Review: VERDI'S REQUIEM, Royal Opera House by Sophia Lambton

Antonio Pappano's conducting of the work evoked gloom but didn't approach closely enough the more sinister subject of death.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 2:04pm on October 24, 2018[SHARE]

BWW Review: PROM 71: ORCHESTRE REVOLUTIONNAIRE ET ROMANTIQUE PERFORM BERLIOZ WITH JOYCE DIDONATO at Royal Albert Hall by Sophia Lambton

Under the baton of Sir John Eliot Gardiner, the evening exuded Romantic electricity - of a calibre not always the most musical or Berliozian.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 5:06pm on September 6, 2018[SHARE]

BWW Review: PROM 48: SIR SIMON RATTLE CONDUCTS 'L'ENFANT ET LES SORTIL?GES', Royal Albert Hall by Sophia Lambton

Sir Simon Rattle enslaved the LSO under Ravel's near-supernatural spell solo singers strived to follow him along the trail.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 2:29pm on August 19, 2018[SHARE]

BWW Review: JOYCE DIDONATO AND ANTONIO PAPPANO IN CONCERT, Royal Opera House by Sophia Lambton

In the space of just a brief recital, Joyce DiDonato brings World History to Covent Garden and makes some.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 3:36pm on June 5, 2018[SHARE]

BWW Review: CORALINE, Barbican Theatre by Sophia Lambton

Magical realism is supplanted by kitchen sink comedy-drama in this adaptation of Neil Gaiman's 2002 hit novel of the same name.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 2:06pm on March 30, 2018[SHARE]

BWW Review: CARMEN, Royal Opera House by Sophia Lambton

In a production that relies more on extras' physicality and odd choreography than it does on singing and musicianship - opera's intrinsic components - Barrie Kosky experiments with too many …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 4:15pm on February 7, 2018[SHARE]