Coliseum, LondonThough Nicholas Hytner's staging of Mozart's opera has been a popular staple of English National Opera's repertory for 23 years, the company has announced that its present revival will be its last. Whatever replaces it, it is sure to be missed. If the libretto's improbably disparate elements of fairytale, philosophical quest, knockabout comedy and magical ritual might sound irreconcilable, back in 1988 Hytner and designer Bob Crowley managed to emulate Mozart's score in combining...
Guardian Music — Coliseum, LondonThough Nicholas Hytner's staging of Mozart's opera has been a popular staple of English National Opera's repertory for 23 years, the company has announced... more info