Planet Hugill: Opera and Concert Reviews

Planet Hugill: Multi-faceted diva: Bampton Classical Opera's 'Songs for Nancy

Planet Hugill: A satisfying evening, certainly: whatever the caveats - Juan Diego Flórez & Isabel Leonard in Massenet's 'Werther' at Covent Garden

Chelsea Opera Group

A little bit of theatrical magic: style, imagination and engaging performances in Dorset Opera's rare revival of Massenet's Le roi de Lahore - Planet Hugill

Planet Hugill: A barren emotional landscape barely disguised by the production's kitsch fairy-tale opulence: Turandot, Met Live in HD

Planet Hugill: Gilbert & Sullivan : All-singing, all-dancing small-scale Ruddigore at Wilton's Music Hall

Planet Hugill: A radiant performance from Caroline Taylor as the Vixen lifts HGO's account of Janacek's The Cunning Little Vixen

Planet Hugill: More than just sisterhood: Mark Adamo's Little Women finally gets its UK premiere in Ella Marchment's imaginative production at Opera Holland Park

Planet Hugill: A rare appearance in London, but a welcome one to be sure: Offenbach's La Princesse de Trébizonde from Opera Rara

Planet Hugill: Colour and movement: Gilbert & Sullivan returns to Opera Holland Park with HMS Pinafore

Planet Hugill: 2017 on Planet Hugill

The story is 40 years old but nothing much has changed about women's rights in the region: Bushra El-Turk on her opera Woman at Point Zero which comes to Covent Garden next month - Planet Hugill

Planet Hugill: Superb musical performances and theatrical dazzle do not quite add up to a satisfying staging of Handel's Alcina at Covent Garden

Planet Hugill: You could not help but be won over: Scottish Opera's new Gilbert and Sullivan production parks its gondola at the Hackney Empire