Fool for love: Handel’s Orlando at the Barbican
Some operas are just begging for a strapline: and if Orlando had one, it would surely be “Dorinda’s Dreadful Day”. First, Dorinda is plagued by doubts that the handsome African prince…
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…