operetta

Unlikely to win converts: Royal Opera's L'Étoile reviewed

6 February 2016 9:00 am

It’s widely agreed that the most difficult form of opera to bring off is operetta, whether of the Austro-German or…

Do you see me laughing? Mike Leigh’s Pirates of Penzance at the ENO reviewed

16 May 2015 9:00 am

Forget the pollsters and political pundits — English National Opera called it first and called it Right when it programmed…