Barry Millington

Opera

Tosca at Glyndebourne: Adds a few shocking twists of the knife

Ted Huffman’s new production at Glyndebourne relocates Puccini’s opera to the Fascist period

By Barry Millington
27 May 2026
Culture

Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra conjure the joys of spring

By Barry Millington
17 Sept 2018
Theatre

The Enchanted Island is a cheery jumble of love and Baroque pastiche

By Barry Millington
6 Sept 2018
Culture

Berlin Philharmonic and Petrenko are mesmerising to watch at the Proms

By Barry Millington
4 Sept 2018
Culture

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra is ravishing and exquisite

By Barry Millington
30 Aug 2018
Culture

Sex and art mix in high-octane On The Town at the Proms

By Barry Millington
28 Aug 2018
Culture

Bergen Philharmonic/Gardner whips up a Nordic storm at the Proms

By Barry Millington
22 Aug 2018
Culture

Great American opera Vanessa fizzles with film noir at Glyndebourne

By Barry Millington
6 Aug 2018
Culture

The Boatswain’s Mate gives a new take on Suffragette art at Grimeborn

By Barry Millington
1 Aug 2018
Culture

Frivolous fun meets high art in Ariadne auf Naxos

By Barry Millington
23 Jul 2018
Culture

Sheku Kanneh-Mason amongst young stars seizing the moment at the Proms

By Barry Millington
16 Jul 2018
Culture

Bryn Terfel breathes life into class-conscious Falstaff

By Barry Millington
9 Jul 2018
Culture

The Skating Rink doesn't enchant quite enough for magic on ice

By Barry Millington
9 Jul 2018
Culture

Bach brings the drama at Gardiner's birthday performance

By Barry Millington
18 Jun 2018
Culture

Wagner's Lohengrin locks bullies and victims in a state of chaos

By Barry Millington
13 Jun 2018
Culture

No weak links in Giulio Cesare, an opera with heart-stopping eloquence

By Barry Millington
11 Jun 2018
Culture

Sparks are a long time coming in Garsington's Capriccio

By Barry Millington
4 Jun 2018
Culture

Rattle marks tour finale with a titanic account of Bruckner's Ninth

By Barry Millington
31 May 2018
Culture

Hearts are won over by Der Rosenkavalier at Glyndebourne... eventually

By Barry Millington
21 May 2018
Culture

Lessons in Love and Violence captures cruelty with masterly score

By Barry Millington
11 May 2018
Culture

Rattle and LSO give Woven Space a sonorous and bitter-sweet debut

By Barry Millington
23 Apr 2018
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