On the day of the Met opening of Jake Heggie’s opera, Peter Mattei phoned in sick.
Thomas Glass, winner of the 2019 National Council Auditions, was summoned to jump in.
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The Barber of Seville opened at the Opéra de Paris last nigtht without its intended Rosina. The Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina was unable to obtain a visa in time to enter France. She says: Dear […]
Akram Khan’s Giselle I notice that the English National Ballet is re-mounting Akram Khan’s version of Giselle in London 18-28 September at Sadlers Wells. If you can’t get to the Sadlers Wells Theatre, or even […]
Gluck: Iphigenia in Tauris; Francesca Chiejina, Danny Shelvey, Michael Lafferty, Dan D’Souza, director: Laura Attridge, Blackheath Halls Opera, conductor: Chris Stark; Blackheath HallsReviewed 23 September 2025 A sense of classicism and community combine with compelling […]
