English National Opera in general

As an aspiring opera singer (currently working in admin but hoping to go back to college in the near future), I try to attend as much live opera as I can. Living in London is great for this - we are spoilt with 2 international level opera houses, as well as numerous touring companies and high standard amateur productions. English National Opera is generally seen as the Royal Opera House's more accessible sibling - slightly cooler, slightly more modern. All productions are staged in English and the singing is generally of a very high standard. English National Opera's home is the Coliseum on St Martin's Lane, just off Trafalgar Square, so easily accessible from ...  Read the complete review

When we saw the advert for all tickets to the Magic Flute priced at £5, we instantly decided to go, despite the fact we'd never been to the opera and hadn't even heard an opera before! A cheap night out in London is as rare as hen's teeth and I've been gradually trying to introduce myself to a little bit more culture - a classical music CD here, some more good literature there. My girlfriend is always up for anything involving big frocks and a stage, so we booked the instant the tickets went on sale. We ended up in the dress circle (it seems that the boxes were already taken), but our seats were fantastic. I priced for the same show on a normal night and we would have ...  Read the complete review