Star power lifts the Royal Opera’s Carmen to a thrilling new level 4/5 Nicholas Kenyon 10 Apr 2025, 11:58am
Peter Grimes, Welsh National Opera, review: A magnificent show delivered in difficult circumstances 4/5 Nicholas Kenyon 6 Apr 2025, 11:29am
Uprising, Glyndebourne: testament to the power of community opera 4/5 Nicholas Kenyon 1 Mar 2025, 3:02pm
Il trovatore, Royal Opera: an awkward fusion of passion and frivolity 3/5 Nicholas Kenyon 27 Feb 2025, 6:39pm
Götterdämmerung, Regents Opera: an ambitious, skeletal take on Wagner 3/5 Nicholas Kenyon 17 Feb 2025, 3:47pm
Mary, Queen of Scots, ENO, review: Thea Musgrave’s opera returns to London sounding grander than ever 4/5 Nicholas Kenyon 16 Feb 2025, 11:12am
Festen, Royal Opera: a bold premiere of pulverising brilliance 5/5 Nicholas Kenyon 12 Feb 2025, 12:44pm
The Flying Dutchman, Opera North: making Wagner relevant – with mixed results 3/5 Nicholas Kenyon 2 Feb 2025, 12:38pm
Aida, Royal Opera: the marching soldiers now feel alarmingly timely 3/5 Nicholas Kenyon 29 Jan 2025, 2:17pm
Love Life, Opera North: A brilliant rescue of a bizarre, forgotten musical 5/5 Nicholas Kenyon 17 Jan 2025, 1:43pm
Jenůfa: A new star dazzles in the Royal Opera’s compelling production 4/5 Nicholas Kenyon 16 Jan 2025, 12:28pm
Maria Callas: The Final Act, review: a rich beginner’s guide to the diva’s decline 4/5 Jasper Rees 29 Dec 2024, 10:00pm
Hansel and Gretel, Royal Opera: This heart-warming, family-friendly production is far from Grimm 4/5 Nicholas Kenyon 23 Dec 2024, 1:44pm
The Pirates of Penzance: ENO’s sparkling Mike Leigh revival lets young voices shine 4/5 Nicholas Kenyon 3 Dec 2024, 1:35pm
The Elixir of Love, English National Opera, review: Dad’s Army crossed with Upstairs, Downstairs 3/5 Ivan Hewett 16 Nov 2024, 1:40pm
The Tales of Hoffmann: A beautiful, witty rendering of the battiest opera in the world 4/5 Nicholas Kenyon 8 Nov 2024, 11:52am
Ruddigore, Opera North: A fine production that’s not quite on top voice 3/5 Nicholas Kenyon 27 Oct 2024, 11:03am
Albert Herring: Benjamin Britten or Little Britain? This comic masterpiece is a triumph 5/5 Nicholas Kenyon 19 Oct 2024, 3:15pm
The Turn of the Screw, ENO: a haunting reimagining of Henry James’s classic ghost story 4/5 Nicholas Kenyon 12 Oct 2024, 2:22pm
Lear: this Korean opera-style reimagining of Shakespeare’s tragedy packs a punch 3/5 Ivan Hewett 4 Oct 2024, 2:19pm
Suor Angelica, ENO, review: a thought-provoking analogy of Puccini’s tragic one-act opera 4/5 This shattering staging of Puccini’s rarely performed masterpiece is a tense reimagining via Ireland’s notorious Magdalene Laundries scandal Nicholas Kenyon 28 Sep 2024, 3:42pm
La bohème, ENO: a comforting revival of the Jonathan Miller warhorse 3/5 With its injection of fresh talent, this company staple is an assured way to open ENO’s Puccini centenary celebration Nicholas Kenyon 27 Sep 2024, 2:50pm
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: A chilling take on Shostakovich’s masterpiece 4/5 Nicholas Kenyon 26 Sep 2024, 11:25am
Eugene Onegin, Royal Opera: A true classic gets the abstract treatment 3/5 Nicholas Kenyon 25 Sep 2024, 12:47pm
Rigoletto, Welsh National Opera: a powerful and disturbing battle cry 4/5 Nicholas Kenyon 22 Sep 2024, 1:06pm
Sky in a Small Cage: Storytelling and meditation make for an awkward mix 3/5 Nicholas Kenyon 9 Sep 2024, 1:35pm
The Marriage of Figaro, Royal Opera: A wealth of new detail lifts David McVicar’s classic production 4/5 Nicholas Kenyon 3 Sep 2024, 12:31pm
Oedipus Rex, Scottish Opera: this weird operatic experiment pays off 4/5 Mark Brown 14 Aug 2024, 10:45am
Tristan und Isolde, Glyndebourne: this superb revival combines mythic grandeur and humanity 5/5 Ivan Hewett 30 Jul 2024, 1:17pm
Island of Dreams, Grange Park Opera: a quixotic, overly literal take on The Tempest 2/5 Nicholas Kenyon 12 Jul 2024, 10:41am
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