Stanton Williams' Open Up project for the Royal Opera House does just that: it opens up what had previously been a constrained set of spaces to the world outside. In doing so, it forms a new public ...

Il trovatore is a director’s graveyard. The Royal Opera has had repeated failures with it over the years (how many remember the giant polystyrene rocks in Piero Faggioni’s shortlived production?), ...

The way these were performed emphasized the precise rhythms and power of Verdi's music, which was powerfully played by the Royal Opera House Orchestra under the firm control of Oren. As I ...