Mary Miller

Aug 11, 2024 | scotsman.com | Susan Nickalls |Mary Miller

Susan Nickalls hails a captivating concert performance of Mozart and Da Ponte’s opera. OPERACosì Fan Tutte *****Usher HallWhoever put together the exceptional array of talents for this fabulous concert performance of Mozart and Da Ponte’s timeless opera buffa Così Fan Tutte deserves a medal. It was a match made in heaven.

Aug 5, 2024 | scotsman.com | Kenneth Walton |Mary Miller |Susan Nickalls

Operatic twists and classical collections abound in our latest round-up of Edinburgh International Festival music reviews. CarmenEdinburgh Festival Theatre, until 8 August★★★★Not every detail in director Andreas Homoki’s conceptual vision of Bizet’s Carmen falls perfectly into place, but by ripping the storybook Spanish setting out of this popular French opera and turning it in on itself, he reveals something more fundamentally challenging, truthful and revealing about its fretful characters.