by Guy Rickards | Jul 21, 2026 | Drama, Music
Alina Wunderlin, David Butt Philip, Rachel Wills-Sørensen in Laurent Pelly’s new production, (c) Tristam Kenton Glyndebourne Festival Opera / Robin Ticciati Glyndebourne Theatre, July 19, 2026 Change—even when thwarted—is the bedrock upon which Ariadne auf... 
by Guy Rickards | May 22, 2026 | Music, Reviews
Peter Mycroft, LSO, Sir Simon Rattle performing Gerhard’s Collages Photo (c) Mark Allan Lucy Crowe, soprano; Peter Mycroft, tape electronics; London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle Barbican Concert Hall, London, May 21, 2026 “A gamble, a real adventure... 
by Guy Rickards | May 14, 2026 | Drama, Music
Rodney Earl Clarke, Allison Cook, Onstage Camera Operator, ENO’s Angel’s Bone at Aviva Studios, May 2026 © Tristram Kenton Du Yun Angel’s Bone ENO / Baldur Brönnimann – Aviva Studios, Manchester, 12 May 2026 By Robert Beale When English National Opera... 
by Guy Rickards | May 10, 2026 | Drama, Music
Allan Clayton as Peter Grimes, RBO, (c) Tristram Kenton 2026 Britten Peter Grimes The Royal Opera / Jakob Hrůša Covent Garden, London, May 8, 2026 Like it or loathe it (and I love it), as a theatrical experience Benjamin Britten’s Peter Grimes should be overwhelming.... 
by Guy Rickards | Feb 18, 2026 | Drama, Music
Kenneth Kellogg, Rosie Aldridge, Mark Le Brocq, ENO’s Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny © Tristram Kenton 2026 Weill: The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny ENO / André de Ridder The Coliseum, London, February 16, 2026 There is a heartlessness, a calculated...