The classic Christmas story, redefined for a new generation. Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s operatic adaptation of the genre-defining Frank Capra film of the same name, It’s a Wonderful Life will ...
Alden’s Cyprus is a walled stone courtyard. Occasionally a door slides away to reveal a skyline beyond, but our characters never step outside this claustrophobic no-place. Crucially it’s a public ...
There are few operatic comedies that don’t overstay their welcome; the quick thrust of good humour and opera’s wide-load pacing don’t always line up, and when they fail the result can be desperately ...
The English National Opera (ENO) has entered its Greater Manchester era. For the first time in its history, it is sharing a production, between here and London. Given the drama that ensued three years ...
On Saturday night, the Washington National Opera opened its best production of the season, with David Alden’s modernized staging of Leoš Janáček’s Jenůfa. Washington is the last of the three cities co ...