Flying Dutchman
The artistic collapse of Welsh National Opera
Richard Bratby 25 April 2026 9:00 am
On the first night of Welsh National Opera’s new Flying Dutchman, the company’s co-directors walked on stage to salute their…
Longborough continues to be a refuge for British Wagnerians fleeing idiotic productions
Michael Tanner 16 June 2018 9:00 am
Longborough Festival Opera, refuge for British Wagnerians fleeing unidiomatic musical performances and idiotically irrelevant and insulting productions, has rounded off…
Master class
Michael Tanner 14 February 2015 9:00 am
ENO’s new production of Wagner’s The Mastersingers of Nuremberg is a triumph about which only the most niggling of reservations…








