Review: THE ELIXIR OF LOVE, London Coliseum
by Alexander Cohen - Nov 18, 2024
Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be. That’s the hypothesis of Harry Fehr’s new iteration of The Elixir Of Love, a self-reflexive swipe on 1970s sitcoms drunk on the saccharine sentimentalism of second world war triumphalism. Pip pip. Tally ho.
Juliet Stevenson Joins the ENO's THE HANDMAID'S TALE
by Stephi Wild - Jan 17, 2024
This February, multi award-winning actress Juliet Stevenson makes a highly anticipated return to the West End in the English National Opera’s (ENO) acclaimed operatic adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale.
THE HANDMAID'S TALE Returns to the ENO in February
by Stephi Wild - Jan 4, 2024
The Handmaid’s Tale opera will return to the ENO in a highly anticipated production. Read more about the upcoming show including how to get tickets, and all about the new arrival.
POWDER HER FACE Comes to Semperoper Dresden This Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 9, 2023
Following its world premiere at the Cheltenham Festival in 1995, the chamber opera Powder Her Face has gone on to thrill audiences around the world, becoming one of the most frequently performed works of modern British music theatre. Now, on Friday, 20 October 2023, the opera by Thomas Adès can be enjoyed for the first time in Dresden.
Annilese Miskimmon Presents Korngold's THE DEAD CITY at The London Coliseum
by Stephi Wild - Feb 22, 2023
This March, after making her ENO directorial debut with the gripping new production of the multi-award nominated The Handmaid's Tale in 2022, Annilese Miskimmon (the ENO's Artistic Director) directs the new production of Erich Wolfgang Korngold's The Dead City (Die tote Stadt).
Photos: First Look at THE HANDMAID'S TALE at English National Opera
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 8, 2022
The English National Opera’s Artistic Director Annilese Miskimmon will makes her company directorial debut with a powerful new production of Poul Ruders’ The Handmaid’s Tale. Based on Margaret Atwood’s seminal novel, this outstandingly relevant work was last staged at the London Coliseum in 2003 when it received its first English language debut.
Camille Cottin to Make West End Debut in ENO's THE HANDMAID'S TALE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 24, 2022
This April, the César-nominated actor Camille Cottin will join the cast of the English National Opera’s (ENO) new production of The Handmaid’s Tale at the London Coliseum. Collaborating with a cast of world-class opera singers, Camille will be making her West End debut acting in her first opera.
The English National Opera Presents THE HANDMAID'S TALE
by Stephi Wild - Mar 15, 2022
This April, the English National Opera's (ENO) Artistic Director Annilese Miskimmon will make her company directorial debut with a powerful new production of Poul Ruders' The Handmaid's Tale. Based on Margaret Atwood's seminal novel, this outstandingly relevant work was last staged at the London Coliseum in 2003 when it received its first English language debut.
BWW Review: THE MERRY WIDOW, London Coliseum
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Mar 7, 2019
A comic operetta is a difficult thing to pull off, but the ENO has good form with the genre, having had great success with an irreverent version of Iolanthe last year. This year, they turn their attention to a new version of The Merry Widow for the first time in over a decade.
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre And ENO Announce Casting For THE TURN OF THE SCREW
by Stephi Wild - Dec 15, 2017
The Prologue and role of Peter Quint will be shared by Elgan Ll?r Thomas and William Morgan. Elgan Ll?r Thomas makes his English National Opera debut as a new ENO Harewood Artist having also covered the role of Count Almaviva in The Barber of Seville. A 2016/17 Scottish Opera Emerging Artist, credits include The Elixir of Love, and The Trial with other credits including Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Mananan International Festival), Paul Bunyan (Welsh National Youth Opera) and Eugene Onegin (Garsington Opera). He is currently singing in The Barber of Seville with the Theatre des Champs-Elysees.
Welsh National Opera Comes to The Bristol Hippodrome
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 9, 2017
This autumn, Welsh National Opera return to Bristol Hippodrome with two Russian-themed operas which mark the centenary of the Russian Revolution. Performing from 15 - 18 November, the Company will bring its productions of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin and Jana?ek's From the House of the Dead, based on the book by Dostoevsky to the city.
Winners of International Opera Awards 2017 Announced
by Julie Musbach - May 7, 2017
The winners of the 2017 International Opera Awards were announced tonight in a ceremony held for the first time at the London Coliseum and were once again hosted by BBC Radio 3 presenter Petroc Trelawny.