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Flighty, frothy, with sharp suits and a tap-dance, Handel’s Partenope is Fun!

by Guy Rickards | Nov 24, 2025 | Drama, Music

The cast of ENO’s Partenope, 2025 (c) Lloyd Winters ENO / William Cole The Coliseum, London, 22 November 2025 A week may be a long time in politics but three-and-a-half hours is a goodly while in comic opera. However, despite a convoluted, frivolous plot that is...

ENO’s Marriage made (almost) in Heaven

by Guy Rickards | Feb 8, 2025 | Drama, Music

David Ireland and Mary Bevan, ENO’s The Marriage of Figaro 2025 (c) Zoe Martin The Coliseum, English National Opera / Ainārs Rubiķis The simplest solutions are often the best, especially when dealing with something rather convoluted, as in the case of The...

Flighty, frothy, with sharp suits and a tap-dance, Handel’s Partenope is Fun!

ENO’s Marriage made (almost) in Heaven

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