Henry Waddington, Sophie Bevan, Ryan McKinny in Radamisto, (c) Clive Barda The Coliseum reinforces its reputation as the ‘House of Handel’ with this stunning new production of Radamisto, the 1720 work that began the German composer’s twenty-year domination of London opera. Set in ancient times, …
Amanda Roocroft (c) Neil Libbert English National Opera’s first revival of Christopher Alden’s The Makropulos Case features an exemplary cast and conducting to match. Set in 1920s Prague, Leoš Janá?ek’s opera concerns a hundred year old lawsuit that is turned upside down when a diva …
The English National Opera’s 2010/11 season kicks off with Des McAnuff’s new production of Charles Gounod’s Faust. The opera uses the classic German tale to focus on Faust’s infatuation with Marguerite, and in the principal roles Toby Spence and Melody Moore do not disappoint vocally. …
Philip Glass, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, radicalism, puppetry, and, er, farming – the English National Opera seems to have it all in their production of Satyagraha, so drawing the crowds in shouldn’t be a problem. Keeping them there, however, is another matter… Performing an opera …
On Saturday night we were fortunate enough to attend the final performance of Bartóks Duke Bluebeard’s Castle and Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring at the Coliseum. Pairing a dark opera with a provocative ballet may seem like an odd choice but the ENO successfully managed …
The question that always seems to arise before watching a production of Puccini’s Turandot is ‘What on earth are they going to do with all those extra heads?’ The beautiful, yet icy cold Princess Turandot (Kirsten Blanck) will only marry the man who answers her …
If, like Londonist, you’re a bit crap at singing and can’t play any musical instrument more advanced than the triangle, finding yourself live on stage at the London Coliseum with the English National Opera might seem like a lost cliffhanger from Quantum Leap. But don’t …
Image / rbanks Abbas Kiarostami, who was due to direct a production of Cosi Fan Tutte at the Coliseum this summer, has pulled out of the project. The Iranian artist and filmmaker cited the “disrespectful’ behaviour of staff at the British Embassy in Tehran, who …
Earlier this year, we saw English National Ballet stripped back to bare essentials in a celebration of ballet and the history of the company. This winter they’re back at the beautiful Coliseum with a sumptuous trio of classic ballets: Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker and Manon. …
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