London Coliseum Archives

Virtuoso dancing by English National Ballet

Robert Tanitch reviews ENB’s Le Corsaire at London Coliseum Lord Byron dashed off his epic poem, The Corsaire, in ten days. Published on 1 February, 1811, it sold 10,000 copies on the very first day. ...

markbendle 199 views 0 likes Jan 9, 2020

I was deconstructing the film with the music – Philip Glass

Robert Tanitch reviews ENO’s Orphée at London Coliseum The legend of Orpheus and Eurydice has inspired so many artists. Which would you prefer to see: a sculpture by Rodin, a painting by Corot, a film ...

markbendle 323 views 0 likes Nov 19, 2019

And now for something completely different – Harrison Birtwistle’s version of the Orpheus myth

Robert Tanitch reviews ENO’s The Mask of Orpheus at London Coliseum First Gluck, then Offenbach and now Birtwistle: ENO continues its exploration of the Orpheus myth. Harold Birtwistle’s The Mask of O ...

markbendle 331 views 0 likes Oct 22, 2019

English National Opera’s Orpheus cycle continues with Offenbach’s operetta

Robert Tanitch reviews ENO’s Orpheus in the Underworld at London Coliseum The first great full-length classical French operetta was Jacques Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld and it premiered in Pa ...

markbendle 414 views 0 likes Oct 8, 2019