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Writer: Hugo von Hofmannstahl Music: Richard Strauss Director: David McVicar Reviewer: Elizabeth Vile The Public Reviews Rating: This revival of the 2008 production at the London Coliseum of Der Rosenkavalier tells the comic story of a passionate young man, a beautiful young woman, a melancholic older woman and a rampant old man. Serious themes of arranged marriages, infidelity [...]

Lyric scenes in three acts by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Libretto by Konstantin Shilovsky English translation by Martin Pickard Directed by Deborah Warner Reviewed by Elizabeth Vile The Public Reviews Rating: Based on Pushkin’s novel in verse of the same name, Eugene Onegin is the story of doomed love, regret, arrogance and poetry. The story centres on the relationship between [...]

The course of true love, as the inherited wisdom of Shakespeare tells us, never did run smooth. This is perhaps never more so than in the theatre, where its course is usually dotted with a good few potholes and more often than not winds up in a dead end. This week, therefore, our top picks [...]

Latitude prides itself on being the festival that embraces all areas of the Arts. As part of The Public Reviews’ Latitude interview series, we have spoken to theatre companies, cabaret artists and comedians and now, in keeping with the ethos of Latitude, we focus the spotlight on Dance. Dance is a big part of Latitude, [...]

Creators: Daman Albarn Compsoer: Daman Albarn Director: Rufus Norris Conductor: Andre de Ridder Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: After the runaway success of Alban’s last opera, Monkey, he has once again been commissioned by the Manchester International Festival in conjunction with the English National Opera and London’s 2012 festival to co-create with West-End director Rufus Norris [...]

Writer: Gilbert & Sullivan Director: Jonathan Kent Conductor: Peter Robinson Reviewer: Jeffrey Mayhew The Public Reviews Rating: It is not in any way to denigrate the multitude of Mikados performed at many different levels (all with love and enthusiasm) to say that a flawlessly sung and acted version is not merely a wonderful experience but almost a new [...]

Writer: Richard Wagner Translator: Richard Stokes Director: Nikolaus Lehnhoff Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth Reviewer: Johnny Fox The Public Reviews Rating: As a first-timer at a Wagner opera (is this ‘losing my Waginity?) I wondered what was the thread that binds his audiences in such strong defence of his work, and whether I’d feel any different afterwards. The first thing [...]

Music: Gaetano Donizetti Libretto: Felice Romani Translation: Paul Daniels Director: Mike Figgis Reviewer: Elizabeth Davis The Public Reviews Rating: Mike Figgis, who directed the film Leaving Las Vegas, has turned to opera.. With mixed results. Donizetti’s, Lucrezia Borgia has everything a director could wish for: rape, murder, incest and tragedy. It’s a gift, in short, and an over-excited Figgis [...]