15 Jul 2008

Bohemians you can rely on

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ddc0b462-5282-11dd-9ba7-000077b07658.html

Boheme_ROH_08.pngBy Richard Fairman [Financial Times, 15 July 2008]

From the Wagnerian summit of the Ring cycles last autumn to the premiere of Harrison Birtwistle’s The Minotaur, this has been a Royal Opera season that set its sights high. If it had not been for a series of cancellations by high-profile singers, it might have have ranked as one of the strongest for some years.