It is hard to believe that Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème could have failed at its premiere in Turin in 1896, when it was conducted by the 28-year-old Toscanini. It’s one of the great tearjerkers of all ...
andrew
1220 views
0
likes
Jul 7, 2020
Share
Giacomo Puccini’s Il Trittico had its premiere in New York in 1918. He had long wanted to do a collection of operas in one night. Impresarios are not keen on double-bills, let alone triple bills. Audi ...
andrew
1534 views
0
likes
Jun 8, 2020
Share
Robert Tanitch reviews the Royal Opera House’s Gloriana on ROH Facebook and YouTube channels. Benjamin Britten wrote Gloriana to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. He and his libr ...
andrew
1612 views
0
likes
Apr 28, 2020
Share
Robert Tanitch reviews Endgame and Rough for Theatre II at The Old Vic, London SW1 Daniel Radcliffe and Alan Cumming are appearing in two plays by Samuel Beckett, one famed for its dustbins, the ultim ...
Mark
1876 views
0
likes
Feb 11, 2020
Share
