Drawing: Anna Netrebko in La Bohème

June 19, 2015, 12:00 am

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Several of the world’s greatest opera stars returned to the Royal Opera House to bid farewell to the final staging of John Copley’s La Bohème, notably Russian soprano Anna Netrebko as Mimi and Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja as her lover … Continue reading →

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Drawing: Sonya Yoncheva

July 13, 2015, 1:44 am

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According to VOGUE magazine, Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva is “Opera’s brightest star” after two remarkable performances at the Metropolitan in New York last winter. Both appearances were not originally scheduled, but fate intervened, propelling her onto one of the world’s … Continue reading →

Drawing: Ekaterina Bakanova in La traviata

July 20, 2015, 12:00 am

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“One hell of a way to make a Royal Opera debut” is how Tom Service headlined his Guardian article as Russian soprano Ekaterina Bakanova became the talk of the opera world on 4 July. She stepped in to sing Violetta in … Continue reading →

Drawing: The Tiger Lilies: Lulu – A Murder Ballard

December 1, 2015, 11:35 pm

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The cult cabaret trio, The Tiger Lillies performed their latest stage piece, LULU – A MURDER BALLAD at the Royal Opera House this month. With their trademark demon / clown face paint; composer, singer and accordionist Martyn Jacques, bass player … Continue reading →

Drawing: Sonya Yoncheva

August 31, 2016, 12:42 am

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This is the second sketch I drew of Bulgarian opera soprano Sonya Yoncheva. The first one she signed at the Royal Opera House last summer when she performed Violetta in LA TRAVIATA. It was dedicated to me and signed with … Continue reading →

Drawing: Corinne Winters and Angela Brower in Cosi fan tutte

October 10, 2016, 12:04 am

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Two of America’s young and up-and-coming opera singers, soprano Corinne Winters and mezzo-soprano Angela Brower both made their Covent Garden debut last month as the leads in the new production of  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s ‘fiancé-swapping’ Italian ‘buffa’ (comic) opera COSI … Continue reading →

Drawing: Patricia Racette

January 11, 2017, 12:47 am

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Known as one of the great singing actresses of our time, American opera star Patricia Racette returned to Covent Garden replacing Martina Serafin in the role of Georgette in Il TABARRO in February 2016. Associated with the world’s leading orchestras … Continue reading →

Drawing: Marcelo Puente in Madama Butterfly

April 10, 2017, 5:11 am

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Argentina tenor Marcelo Puente is so good at being bad, he gets booed at the curtain call. Making his Covent Garden debut as Pinkerton, one of Opera’s great villains in the latest revival of Puccini’s MADAMA BUTTERFLY at the Royal … Continue reading →

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Drawing: Teodor Ilincai in Madama Butterfly

May 8, 2017, 2:52 am

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Romanian tenor Teodor Ilincai made his international debut as MacDuff in Verdi’s MACBETH at the Hamburg State Opera in January 2009 and later that year first appeared at the Royal Opera House, playing Rodolfo in LA BOHEME. He returned to … Continue reading →

Drawing: Malin Bystrom in Salome

February 15, 2018, 2:17 am

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“In Swedish soprano Malin Bystrom, we come as near to perfection as we ever will: a petulant, imperious teenager becoming drugged with lust,” wrote Michael Church in his five-star Independent review for the third revival of David McVicar’s gory and … Continue reading →