Opera wouldn’t be influential if it wasn’t for the role of the ‘diva’ (Italian for ‘goddess’) or ‘prima donna’. Its voices, the magnificent sopranos, tender contraltos, and mellifluous mezzo-sopranos are huge driving forces that foster…
A Limitless card for Theatre
If you read my last post Reflecting on 2017, then you’ll know I saw the following in 2017 — 19 operas, 26 theatre shows, eight classical music concerts and seven dance shows. In a similar way,…
Hampstead Garden Opera: The Enchanted Pig (2017)
[fivestar] Hampstead Garden Opera is back to present Jonathan Dove's mesmerising tale, The Enchanted Pig. It was first shown in 2006 at the Young Vic and now, director Laura Attridge instills the fairy tale magnificence…
HGO: L’incoronazione di Poppea
It's a bunch of firsts for the Hampstead Garden Opera and their new production of Claudio Monteverdi's marvellous opera L'incoronazione di Poppea. Hosted at the Jackson Lane Theatre, it is the first time they are…