Beethoven, Janácek and private passions are played out to perfection in Laura Wade’s Kreutzer vs Kreutzer. And against the odds, Lakmé soars Chamber music has its risks. The murderer in Tolstoy’s The ...

If you’ve got a case of the Novembers, Lakme may be the cure for what ails you. That’s the Calgary Opera’s production of French composer’s Leo Delibes’ romantic tale of tragic love in 19th century ...

About 10 minutes into the performance, a rustle of recognition went round the audience. Even people who know nothing about Lakmé can hum the British Airways theme tune and there was obvious ...

At Holland Park second time around – the company’s first production was in 2007 – it gets the singers, and at the very highest level, but not the concept, or at least one that has any impact. For a ...

Billy Connolly famously defined an intellectual as “someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture without thinking of the Lone Ranger”. It’s a joke reincarnated for a new generation with the ...

Lakmé may be a contender for the most famous opera still to be rarely performed! There seem to have been only two professional productions in London in the past 20 years and both were at Opera Holland ...

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Set Daily Express as a 'Preferred Source' to get quicker access to the news you value. Leo Delibes’s 1883 opera was a hit in France, but is rarely seen in England, although Opera Holland Park must ...