Dove: Itch at Opera Holland Park | Live Review

• Monday, July 24, 2023

In a warm operatic atmosphere, the world premiere of Jonathan Dove's new opera lacked much-needed excitement

Venables: The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions at the Manchester International Festival | Live Review

• Monday, July 24, 2023

The latest stage work by Philip Venables sets Larry Mitchell's 1977 novel and is a whimsical reflection on the struggles of gay people

Wagner: Tristan & Isolde at Grange Park Opera | Live Review

• Thursday, July 20, 2023

A meaningfully staged production of Wagner's three act opera at Grange Park, conducted by Stephen Barlow

Libby Larsen: Barnum's Bird at the Royal College of Music | Live Review

• Thursday, July 20, 2023

Ella Marchment's staging of the UK premiere of Libby Larsen's opera was 'exhaustingly alive'

Véronique Gens recital & A Leeds Songbook at Leeds Lieder Festival | Live Review

• Friday, July 14, 2023

Two powerful concerts showcasing the versatility of the Leeds Lieder Festival

Berg: Lulu at Musik Theater Wien | Live Review

• Thursday, July 13, 2023

Verdi: Nabucco at La Fenice, Venice | Live Review

• Thursday, July 13, 2023

Masterful control and colour from the voices in Verdi's Nabucco at Teatro La Fencie

Verdi: La traviata at the Royal Opera House | Live Review

• Thursday, July 13, 2023

A revival of the 1994 Richard Eyre's production grew in power with a tremendously poignant finale

Verdi: Nabucco at Gothenburg Opera | Live Review

• Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Mixed performances from Verdi's four-act opera in Gothenburg

Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel at Opera Holland Park

• Friday, July 7, 2023

Engaging singing within a production that required greater depth and substance

Verdi: Don Carlo at Royal Opera House | Live Review

• Monday, July 3, 2023

High levels of excitement in Nicholas Hytner’s production of Don Carlo

Bushra El Turk: Woman at Point Zero at ROH Linbury Theatre | Live Review

• Monday, July 3, 2023

Emotional and beguiling: committed performances illuminated Bushra El-Turk's opera on female suffering

Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten at San Francisco Opera | Live Review

• Thursday, June 29, 2023

Depth and dimension run in tandem with the magic of David Hockney's iconic scenery

Massenet: Werther at Royal Opera House | Live Review

• Wednesday, June 21, 2023

No real pain, just generalised anguish in Kaufmann's interpretation of Massenet's infamous protagonist

Sarah Angliss: Giant at Aldeburgh Festival | Live Review

• Monday, June 12, 2023

An utterly compelling sound world from Sarah Angliss's first opera to open the 2023 Aldeburgh Festival