Opera Now magazine

'The cast is huge and the ensembles were zingy in this revival under conductor Michele Spotti, whipping up the orchestral froth in the pit.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ✍️Mark Pullinger Full review: gramophone.co.uk/opera-now/revi…

'It was a jaw-dropping piece of singing, affirmed by a roaring audience. Yes, definitely spinto enough!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ✍️Mark Pullinger Full review here: gramophone.co.uk/opera-now/revi…

‘A good Macbeth should scare you; a great one should creep under your skin, leave you scrubbing your thoughts of persistent blood-spots’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ✍🏻Alexandra Coghlan Full review: gramophone.co.uk/opera-now/revi…

'Musically there’s plenty to enjoy even if both casts proved uneven' ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ✍️Mark Pullinger Full review: gramophone.co.uk/opera-now/revi…

'Ogilvie’s vision is far from a benign one' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ✍️Alexandra Coghlan Full review: gramophone.co.uk/opera-now/revi…

'The conclusion from this absorbing and enjoyable production might be that Beethoven’s vision is best served undiluted — either as a period-piece…albeit with bags of imagination…or in an entirely updated production.' ⭐⭐⭐ ✍️Andrew Green Full review: gramophone.co.uk/opera-now/revi…

'Even without the best tunes, this Faust was very much the devil’s show' ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ✍️Mark Pullinger Full review: gramophone.co.uk/opera-now/revi…

'The profoundly disturbing subject matter is ingeniously handled by director Cordula Däuper' ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ✍️Mark Pullinger Full review here: gramophone.co.uk/opera-now/revi…

🌟 Vote for Gramophone’s Orchestra of the Year 2025! 🌟 Gramophone editor Martin Cullingford (@MrPhoebus) introduces each ensemble and provides some recommended listening 🎶 To vote go to gramophone.co.uk/vote25 🎼

A cut above: Patricia Nolz leads a superior Barber of Seville @WrStaatsoper ✂️💈 Read my review of last night's fab Barbiere @Operanow gramophone.co.uk/opera-now/revi…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'Music director Eun Sun Kim showed solid Mozartian credentials as she revelled in the score’s fecund, almost kaleidoscopic invention' Mozart: Idomeneo at San Francisco Opera ✍️ Thomas May | Read 👇 gramophone.co.uk/opera-now/revi…

Voting is now open for Gramophone's Orchestra of the Year Award! Discover our shortlist of six ensembles who have produced exceptional recordings over the past year and cast your vote to decide the winner @BBCSO @the_halle @fundaciocima gramophone.co.uk/news/article/v…

'Where Mozart and Da Ponte explore class dynamics, the servants getting one over on the aristocracy, de Beer explores power and sex, focusing on the repression of women' ⭐⭐ ✍️Mark Pullinger Full review: gramophone.co.uk/opera-now/revi…

"By turns beautiful and frustrating: review @Operanow of Colin Matthews and William Boyd's debut opera A Visit To Friends @BrittenPears gramophone.co.uk/opera-now/revi…

NEWS: New season and Music Director announced at @E_N_O gramophone.co.uk/opera-now/news…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'There was a time when Nicky Spence was being touted as a potential Heldentenor ... Instead, he’s carved out a superb niche' Britten: Peter Grimes at Welsh National Opera Read 👇 gramophone.co.uk/opera-now/revi…

A good catch! 🐟 My review of @WelshNatOpera's new Peter Grimes for @Operanow gramophone.co.uk/opera-now/revi…

NEWS 📰 Actor Ralph Fiennes to direct new production of Tchaikovsky opera in Paris @operadeparis Read 👇 gramophone.co.uk/opera-now/news…

Blind faith: Evgeny Titov directs a knockout Iolanta at the @WrStaatsoper My review from last night published on @Operanow gramophone.co.uk/opera-now/revi…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'El Turk’s score was a cinematic masterpiece, perfectly weaving its way through Wahab’s complex emotions' Bushra El Turk's 'Oum – A Son's Quest For His Mother' at Dutch National Opera gramophone.co.uk/opera-now/revi…