It takes three to tango!
Robert Tanitch reviews Milonga at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London EC1 The tango began in the bars and brothels in Buenos Aires in the 1870s. The most likely place to find the tango today is on the com ...
THEATRE REVIEWS
David Alden puts his cards on the table
Robert Tanitch reviews ENO’s The Queen of Spades at London Coliseum. Tchaikovsky was moved to tears by Hermann’s death. But in Alexander Pushkin’s 1833 novella the tormented Hermann, the compulsive ga ...
What was happening in Denmark in 1864, Italy in 1948 and Brazil in 2014?
Robert Tanitch reviews the latest DVDs 1864 (Arrow) The Danes spent a fortune on this television epic and were much criticized for doing so in their own country. The 8-episode series is a magnificent ...
A father murders his daughter. A son murders his mother.
Robert Tanitch reviews Oresteia at Almeida Theatre, London N1 The Greek victory in the Trojan War was dearly bought. Agamemnon, the Greek commander, sacrificed his daughter, Iphignia, to the goddess ...