What would a night out on the town have been like for Mr. and Mrs. First-Nighter back in good old Hamburg in 1711? We can only guess, but most likely our smart young couple would have put on some fine ...

Never one to duck a challenge, Opera North has bravely invested considerable resources in reviving an opera from the neglected German Baroque repertory by an almost forgotten composer. Was it worth ...

The full title of Reinhard Keiser's opera, of which Tim Albery's production for Opera North is the first in this country, is The Proud, Deposed and Reinstated Croesus, which neatly sums up the plot.

Create an account or log in to save stories. When German baroque composer Reinhard Keiser died, he was eulogized as the greatest opera composer in the world. His reputation quickly faded, but the ...

OPERA North concludes its Salford visit on Saturday with The Fortunes Of King Croesus, by Reinhard Keiser. You have almost certainly never seen King Croesus - unless, like me, you popped over to Leeds ...