Agrippina, Zurich Opera

Agrippina, Zurich Opera

by Fiona Hook Not every modernisation of a historical opera works, but Jetske Mijnssen’s successful transposition of Handel’s chunk of Roman history to modern-day New York is a reminder that human nature and the lust for power are eternal – it just takes...
Wotcher! Mozart Magic Flute

Wotcher! Mozart Magic Flute

When George Bernard Shaw was sent to the East End to write a review, he asked his editor if he should take a pistol. Perhaps appropriately then Whitechapel’s Wilton’s Music Hall – hardly changed since its opening in 1859 –  is transformed into a dangerous South...