The week in classical: Tosca; Gloriana review – made in Britain The sensational Freddie De Tommaso soars alongside Natalya Romaniw in a catch-it-while-you-can Tosca The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2022
Tosca review – British pairing make this a Tosca to treasure With Freddie De Tommaso, Natalya Romaniw and Erwin Schrott in the lead roles this revival of Jonathan Kent’s sure-footed staging of Puccini’s opera is in very good hands The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022
Otello at Royal Opera House: Russell Thomas is Covent Garden’s first black singer in the role Russell Thomas had striking stage presence in this revival of Keith Warner’s production Evening Standard · Jul 13, 2022
A knight’s tale: Brindley Sherratt on the stamina and storytelling of Wagner’s Parsifal The bass is singing Gurnemanz in Wagner’s epic final opera. How do you get to grips with the challenges of such a demanding role – and still not get the best dressing room? The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2022
The week in classical: Parsifal; Eugene Onegin; Scriabin: Poems of Ecstasy and Fire Opera North’s new Wagner production is one to remember; OHP take on Tchaikovsky’s perfect opera; and Bold Tendencies go to town with Scriabin’s synaesthesia The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2022
The week in classical: Lohengrin; The Paradis Files An exemplary revival brings David Alden’s 2018 Wagner production into sharp focus. And an overlooked contemporary of Mozart’s is celebrated by Errollyn Wallen The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2022
Lohengrin review – powerful and prescient production strips Wagner’s opera of its romance A revival of David Alden’s war-torn staging of Wagner’s early opera finds disturbing new resonance with current events; in the pit Jakub Hrůša has an unerring sense of the work’s structure The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2022