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The Flying Dutchman Review – Powerful Wagnerian drama at the Royal Opera House | Theatre | Entertainment

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Richard Wagner was still in his late-20s when he achieved his first great operatic hit with The Flying Dutchman, but both the plot and the music already showed the grandeur, the ambition and the power he was to achieve in his later highly-acclaimed works. The opera is based on a legend of a ghost ship, … Read more

Tosca review: Stunning Royal Opera staging of Puccini classic boasts superb villain | Theatre | Entertainment

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Jonathan Kent’s stunning production of Puccini’s Tosca was first seen at the Royal Opera House in 2006 and this is already its 14th revival. The music and the dramatic plot make Tosca one of the greatest of all operas and Kent’s staging cannot be bettered. George Bernard Shaw described opera as “when a tenor and … Read more