Carmen – I Am Birmingham

REVIEW: La Traviata – Midland Opera serves up drama and passion

Rangzeb HussainNovember 19, 2019November 20, 2019015 mins

Midland Opera‘s dramatic and emotionally charged production of Verdi’s ‘La Traviata‘ is a roller-coaster of intense drama. Midland Opera have a reputation for taking century old operas and transforming them for a modern audience. Previous productions such as Bellini’s ‘Norma‘ and Bizet’s ‘Carmen‘ proved to be both exciting and compelling, and the productions threw new…

REVIEW: Midland Opera’s ‘Carmen’ tackles controversial themes in a thrilling new production

Rangzeb HussainNovember 28, 2018November 29, 2018034 mins

A brand new version of Bizet’s ‘Carmen’ is thrilling audiences in Birmingham in unexpected and refreshing venues where opera is rarely heard. This production of the opera boasts a racially diverse and exciting cast, and the drama at the heart of the opera, which is sometimes diluted due to large and lavish productions, is here…