Author: Kevin Proctor I’ve heard it said that ‘The Merry Widow’ is at its best when performed in intimate, unpretentious venues as opposed to lavish grand opera houses so Hope Mill is a virtuous space for COMO to return to this year for their stripped back interpretation of this illustriousContinue Reading
BUXTON FRINGE FESTIVAL JULY 2015 BELLISSIMO – ITALIAN OPERA HIGHLIGHTS – City of Manchester Opera An evening of Italian Opera Highlights with the City of Manchester Opera, Conductor Juan Ortuño, and accompanist Jonathan Ellis; and highlights were in abundance. There were times when I had to remind myself that thisContinue Reading
The Tales of Hoffmann June 2015 RNCM Manchester What stands out as the most impressive factor of this production was the calibre of the singing amongst the principal players which was nothing short of an exceptional treat. Robin played the distressed soul very convincingly and vocally was a delight tooContinue Reading
OPERA DELIGHTS – City of Manchester Opera City of Manchester Opera comes regularly to the Buxton Fringe, and is as regularly well reviewed, so how did I miss them all this time? Error now corrected. The Buxton Festival specialises in lesser known operas, but with this Fringe performance we gotContinue Reading
REVIEW THE BARTERED BRIDE – City of Manchester Opera THE BUXTON FRINGE FESTIVAL SATURDAY 21ST JULY 2012 City of Manchester Opera have become a regular feature in the Fringe programme and it was good to see them back again this year with their engaging conductor Juan Ortuno and brilliant accompanist JonathanContinue Reading