L’etoile by Emmanuel Chabrier, RNCM, Manchester
Here at OperaWatch offices in Northern Soul Towers, the staff are giddy with excitement. After a...
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Author: Robert Hamilton
Food Review: Luciano by Gino D’Acampo, Alderley Edge
As I travelled to Cheshire’s Alderley Edge to sample the new spring menu at Luciano by Gino D’Acampo, my mind turned to Valentina Harris. Those of you with long memories will recognise that name. Harris was a reasonably...
Read MoreOpera Review: The Wind, Erland Cooper and the Chorus of Opera North, RNCM, Manchester
Eschewing my usual Friday night supping gin with pals at Manchester’s HOME, I strolled down Oxford Road to the Royal Northern College of Music for an evening of culture and wine. Opera North had invited me to see the...
Read MoreOpera Review: The Marriage of Figaro, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
I’m always amazed by the success of the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM). I think I’ve seen just about all of its opera productions in the past couple of years and enjoyed each one. I remember suggesting to a nearby art...
Read MoreOpera Review: Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi, Opera North, The Lowry, Salford
We are living in strange times. For the first time in more than 40 years of opera-going, I was about to hear a national anthem. I was at The Lowry for Opera North’s new production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto when it was...
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