“A cartoon samurai from the 80s, inexplicably crossed with a teletubby”: Andrew Haydon reviews the ENO’s staging of Wagner that is somewhat marred by costume and set design choices.
Venues: London Coliseum
8 March 2016
Reviews • Opera
Review: Akhnaten at ENO
London Coliseum ⋄ 8th - 18th March 2016
By Amelia Forsbrook
Amelia Forsbrook discovers a religious revolutionary with a choir boy’s sweetness.
22 February 2016
Reviews • Opera
Review: Norma at the London Coliseum
London Coliseum ⋄ 24th February - 11th March 2016
By Amelia Forsbrook
Sapphic skirt pawing and neat duets make the women the stars of this ENO performance.
12 May 2015
Reviews • Opera
The Pirates of Penzance
London Coliseum ⋄ 9th May - 4th July 2015
By Tim Bano
A review in verse.
24 February 2015
Reviews • Opera
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
London Coliseum ⋄ 7th February - 10th March 2015
By Maddy Costa
To be cradled at the heart of life’s contradictions.
14 February 2015
Reviews • Opera
La Traviata
London Coliseum ⋄ 9th February - 13th March 2015
By Tim Bano
Violetta meets Jessie J.
30 November 2014
Reviews • Opera
The Gospel According to the Other Mary
London Coliseum ⋄ until 5th December 2014
By David Ralf
Bible fan-fiction.
18 June 2014
Reviews • Opera
The Pearl Fishers
London Coliseum ⋄ 16th June – 5th July 2014
By Andy Wasley
No more hyper-idealised orientalism.
10 June 2014
Reviews • Opera
Benvenuto Cellini
London Coliseum ⋄ 5th - 27th June 2014
By David Ralf
Terry Gilliam directs for the ENO.
20 May 2014
Reviews • Opera
Così Fan Tutte
London Coliseum ⋄
By Catherine Love
All the fun of the fair.