St John’s Smith Square
Whose opera is it anyway?
Disguises and mistaken identities are a staple of opera, but usually as part of the onstage, not the offstage, action.…
Straight talking
It’s widely agreed that the most difficult form of opera to bring off is operetta, whether of the Austro-German or…
Perfect harmony
To curate a festival these days is to put oneself in the firing line. There is every chance that all…
Spaced out
Does London need another concert hall? Or, to put it more precisely, does London need another chamber music hall? The…
