Thomas Allen

The Arts Council’s bleak vision for the future of opera

23 May 2026 9:00 am

English National Opera’s first production created in Manchester is Angel’s Bone, a one-act opera by Du Yun and the librettist…

Dark night of the soul

7 June 2014 9:00 am

Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites is an audacious work, much more so than many others that advertise their audacity. It deals…