Dive into the enchanting world of ‘Maquettes,’ a tale of love, miniaturists, and the magic that unfolds on a small stage.
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Keeping true to the “joyous and noisy” spirit of the people he found when visiting Cuba, Renshaw adds to Bizet’s arias the vibrant and effervescent rhythms of mambo, salsa, rumba ...
Director Julia Burbach promises to reimagine Lucretia for the Me Too era, yet quite how she would pull this off was puzzling some audience members in the Arcola bar before ...
Should opera be translated at all? Opera Up Close’s English-language version of La Traviata is currently at the Tricycle – but what it gains in clarity it loses in ...
Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail relies on Turkish stereotypes, presenting problems for modern audiences. How do the innovative touring company Pop-Up Opera approach this?
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Silent Opera have been hailed for their innovative approach to the operatic form. Xenobe Purvis witnesses their busy, idiosyncratic soundscape…
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Grimeborn Festival, a season of unorthodox operas at London’s Arcola Theatre, may take its name from Glyndebourne, but Lochlan Bloom will be surprised if it shares many of its visitors…
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