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Category: Commentary
The Guardian on Helen of Troy and Opera
She’ll always have Paris
Sexual icon, dark temptress or a smutty comedienne? Helen of Troy has fascinated writers and composers for centuries.
Rosie Millard on the price of tickets at Covent Garden
The Royal Opera House is publicly funded – so why does it charge more than £100 per seat, asks Rosie Millard
Young Man in a Hurry ó Iestyn Davies
I met with Iestyn Davies at 1330 hours precisely, on the steps of the Hippodrome theatre, Bristol, England, where he was singing the role of Hamor in Welsh National Operaís riveting production of Handelís ìJephthaî.
Fabulous Mister Fat Belly
He’s a terrible old rogue – but to opera composers, he’s irresistible. Tim Ashley on the deathless appeal of Falstaff
LA Times: A sense of adventure lost. And found.
Conservatism is once more on the rise in the orchestral world but the starchy old Met, under new boss Peter Gelb, is trying to buck the trend.
Hello, cruel world
With its mismatched couples and absurd plot, Cosi Fan Tutte is thought of as Mozart’s ‘frivolous’ opera.