The power of love: Between Worlds, ENO /Barbican
A new co-commissioned production from English National Opera and the Barbican sees Tansy Davies tackle the most harrrowing of modern subjects: 9/11. The opera itself becomes a ritual, an act…
Fiddling while Carthage burns: Jommelli’s La Didone from Ensemble Serse
Five hours with five counter tenors: a virtuoso stand-off which impresses, even astounds, but ultimately exhausts even the most dedicated audience by its refusal to cut a single note of…
Self-sacrifice, then and now: Handel’s Theodora at the Barbican
Despite Nietzsche’s best efforts, God is not dead. Whether He is alive, beyond existence or merely too busy with the weather these days, there is no doubt that our world…