Michael Tanner

The snobbery and sweaty brows of watching opera in the cinema

The pros and cons of the New York Met’s latest live opera relay, Massenet’s Werther

Tabac Rouge at Sadler's Wells Theatre [Photo: Richard Haughton] 
issue 05 April 2014
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