We opera lovers are blessed by having two world-class rural opera companies in easy driving distance of Oxford and the Cotswolds. I’ve missed Longborough this year, and the first instalment of the new Ring cycle they are creating, but hope to catch up, if I’m spared, in 2020. Thanks to the thoughtful and kind efforts of Clare Adams, the outgoing … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2019
Hot Nights at the Barbican
The hottest tickets in London last Saturday coincided with the hottest day in London for at least forty years. Both events were at the Barbican Arts Centre, which now has some claims to being one of the world’s best and most lively arts venues. Despite the spectacular traffic, the near-impossibility of navigating that area of London to find the sole entrance to the vast Barbican car … [Read more...]