The London Years: The bridge of aspiration (10 of 20)
You can keep you Gherkin and the Barbican and Battersea Station. You can even keep your Westminster and your National…
Tag: Royal Opera House
L’ Elisir d’Amore | Funny and brilliantly staged
First opera I ever saw live was Strauss’s Elektra at the Royal Opera House. Considering that, I would have been…
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by the Royal Ballet | Purely phantasmagoric
I love the Christmas ballet offerings in London. On top of that, you might remember that I loved the first…
Manon at the Royal Opera House
It was to be an introduction to ballet for the s.o. and – understandably – I wanted to make it…
La Traviata | The original tearjerker
Watching Italian operas is always a good experience as I (somewhat) understand the language and so can appreciate the beauty…
Bribe, beg and all the rest to see The Winter’s Tale at the Royal Opera House
I don’t expect this to be happening too often (I am a bit of a nag) but this is a…
How to book cheap(er) tickers for the Royal Opera House
I’ve been living in London for 12 years and it took me ages to figure out how to get seats at…