Cultures: Arts Reviews and Views by Susan TailbyGuau! Carmen @ Royal Opera House, LondonEveryone keeps moving all the time in this production, no-one is background scenery. Aigul Akhmetshina is full throttle, literally giving…May 2
Opera FanRoyal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation: People in Love with the TheaterThere is a remarkable group of individuals united by their passion for the theater, particularly the Royal Opera House. This group includes…Jul 4
Cultures: Arts Reviews and Views by Susan TailbyThe Limit, Linbury Theatre, (Royal Opera House, London)Exceptional dance and spoken version of the play Sam Steiner’s Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons — tender, funny and poignant by turn. In…Oct 29, 2023Oct 29, 2023
Cultures: Arts Reviews and Views by Susan TailbyAida, Royal Opera HouseI love an Italian opera, but this was the first one I didn’t like. Nothing to do with the artists, singing, music or that tune (so good, it…May 28, 2023May 28, 2023
Cultures: Arts Reviews and Views by Susan TailbyMaking Opera While The Sun Shines: L’elisir d’amore, Royal Opera House, LondonOpera. Haybales. People singing on the haybales. It could only be a rom-com (or opera buffa) from Donizetti. Enjoy the peril of an opera…Oct 10, 2023Oct 10, 2023
Cultures: Arts Reviews and Views by Susan TailbyGuau! Carmen @ Royal Opera House, LondonEveryone keeps moving all the time in this production, no-one is background scenery. Aigul Akhmetshina is full throttle, literally giving…May 2
Opera FanRoyal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation: People in Love with the TheaterThere is a remarkable group of individuals united by their passion for the theater, particularly the Royal Opera House. This group includes…Jul 4
Cultures: Arts Reviews and Views by Susan TailbyThe Limit, Linbury Theatre, (Royal Opera House, London)Exceptional dance and spoken version of the play Sam Steiner’s Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons — tender, funny and poignant by turn. In…Oct 29, 2023
Cultures: Arts Reviews and Views by Susan TailbyAida, Royal Opera HouseI love an Italian opera, but this was the first one I didn’t like. Nothing to do with the artists, singing, music or that tune (so good, it…May 28, 2023
Cultures: Arts Reviews and Views by Susan TailbyMaking Opera While The Sun Shines: L’elisir d’amore, Royal Opera House, LondonOpera. Haybales. People singing on the haybales. It could only be a rom-com (or opera buffa) from Donizetti. Enjoy the peril of an opera…Oct 10, 2023
OperabaseWhat Is The Theme Of Puccini’s Tosca?The great Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca is one of his most well-known works. The three-act opera is set in the “Eternal City” of Rome at the turn…Sep 1, 2021
Cultures: Arts Reviews and Views by Susan TailbyHe Is The Don: Don Carlos, Royal Opera HouseColossal even by opera standards, four hours of made up history, monumental royal romance, tragedy, betrayal and treachery with a gorgeous…Jul 18, 2023
Cultures: Arts Reviews and Views by Susan TailbyWozzeck: The Opera For People Who Hate OperaDeborah Warner’s stark and humourous production with contemporary staging designs by Hyemi Shin. You know you’re going to get something…Jun 23, 2023
