London Coliseum Archives

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 188 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 270 views 0 likes Oct 8, 2019

ENO this season is reimagining four operas exploring the myth of Orpheus

Robert Tanitch reviews ENO’s Orpheus and Eurydice at London Coliseum Orpheus, the number one poet, who could entertain wild beats with his singing and lyre playing and cause rocks and trees to dance, ...

markbendle 216 views 0 likes Oct 3, 2019

Why has Man from La Mancha not been seen in London’s West End since 1968?

Robert Tanitch reviews Man from La Mancha at London Coliseum Cervantes’s epic novel, first published in 1605, was an instant best-seller and has inspired numerous stage and film adaptations. The most ...

markbendle 452 views 0 likes May 2, 2019