To La Scala Picturehouse, for an intriguing triple bill at Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Nino Rota’s one-act radio opera, Il due timidi, was composed for Radio Audizioni Italiane and first broadcast in November 1950.  Its first London performance took place at the Scala Theatre…

A double bill of Monteverdi and Weill at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama

The London Conservatoires frequently serve up some of the most interesting operatic fare in the capital: unusual programmes, often in eclectic pairings, presented in inventive stagings – and, of course,…

Mixed performances in Menotti and Weir from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama

In food terms this was a programme comprising starter and main course, a well-designed menu beginning with a romantic comedy and followed by a picaresque meditation on fate with much…