When Verdi was asked which of his operas was his favourite he replied Rigoletto. The premiere in 1851 was a huge success with the public and has remained so ever since. Whenever ENO was strapped for c ...
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Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw, published in 1898, is one of the best ghost stories. Chilling and elusive, it has subtle psychological depths. Oscar Wilde thought it “the most wonderful, lurid, p ...
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English National Opera celebrates Puccini’s centenary with a revival of Jonathan Miller’s ever-popular 2009 production of La Boheme, sung by a young cast and conducted by Celia Cafiero. One of the mos ...
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Leos Janacek’s reputation was established in 1916 by the huge success of Jenufa, which remains his most popular opera. Notable for its passion, its compassion, its humanity and its raw emotional force ...
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