Turandot

Last month I headed to my favourite building in London, the 18th century, Grade I-listed Royal Opera House  to see Puccini&…

Hokusai: Beyond the Great Wave

Last weekend I went to the  British Museum 's  special exhibition  Hokusai: Beyond the Great Wave , to see a large sele…

Tchaikovsky Gala

Last week I headed to South Kensington for a night of explosive, high-octane Russian drama at the Royal Philharmonic Orches…

The Summer Exhibition

Since 1769, the Royal Academy of Arts has held its Summer Exhibition, the largest open submission exhibition in the world,…

36 hours in Berlin

Back in March I received an email asking if I'd like to go to Berlin to see the new Scotch & Soda production at Th…

RIGOLETTO

Last month I went to the Coliseum to see the English National Opera 's production of Rigoletto , set in 1950s Little It…

LA TRAVIATA

A couple of weeks ago I attended the last night of Richard Eyre’s classic production of  La Traviata at the Royal Opera Ho…

Magical Lantern Festival

Last night I headed to southwest London to visit the annual Magical Lantern Festival to mark the end of Chinese New Year. …