Gothic Opera returns to Battersea Arts Centre this Halloween with the UK staged premiere of Jacques Offenbach’s “Die Rheinnixen” (The Nixies of the Rhine). Performances will take place Oct. 30 and 31, and Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee on Nov. 2 at 5 p.m. The Offenbach piece will be directed by Max Hoehn, who noted that “this {…}
Photo credit: Antonin Amy-Menichetti The female-led company Gothic Opera is set to present its updated version of Robert Planquette’s 1882 “Rip Van Winkle.” Conductor Robin Wallington leads Robert Garland in the title role, with co-founder and artistic director Béatrice de Larragoïti as Gretchen, Stephen Whitford as Derrick, co-founder and communications director Alice Usher as Katrina, Valerie Wong as Hans, and {…}
Gothic Opera has announced that it will present the U.K. premiere of Gounod’s “La Nonne sanglante.” The showcase, which kicks off on Oct. 29, 2021 and features four subsequent performances through Nov. 3, will take place at London’s Hoxton Hall. Audiences will see a new chamber orchestra arrangement by composer Leon in a production by Director Franciska Éry, who will {…}
(Credit: Nick Rutter) Gothic Opera is one of the newest fringe opera companies to spring up in London. As the name suggests, they turn to works – generally treading lesser-known paths through the repertoire – that summon the uncanny, the ghoulish, and the frightening. Last week they made west London’s Porchester Hall their home for a new production of Béla {…}