alexandra.coghlan

alexandra coghlan

Bio

Alexandra is the classical music critic of the New Statesman, and has written on arts for The Times, The Independent, The Guardian, Prospect, Gramophone, Opera Now, The Oxford Times and The Monthly. She was formerly Performing Arts Editor at Time Out, Sydney. She writes about classical music, theatre and film for theartsdesk.

Articles By Alexandra Coghlan

Agrippina, Barbican review - over-the-top comic brilliance Saturday, 01 June 2019 Read more...	Brockes-Passion, AAM, Egarr, Barbican review - fleshly Handel for our earthbound times Saturday, 20 April 2019 Read more...
Judith, Royal Festival Hall review - a musical curiosity gets a rare airing Thursday, 04 April 2019 Read more...	The Merry Widow, English National Opera review - glitter but no sparkle Saturday, 02 March 2019 Read more...
The Monstrous Child, Royal Opera, Linbury Theatre review - fresh operatic mythology for teenagers Friday, 22 February 2019 Read more...	Akhnaten, English National Opera review - still a mesmerising spectacle Tuesday, 12 February 2019 Read more...
Anthropocene, Hackney Empire review - vivid soundscapes but not quite enough thrills Friday, 08 February 2019 Read more...	War Requiem, English National Opera review - a striking spectacle, but oddly unmoving Saturday, 17 November 2018 Read more...
Simon Boccanegra, Royal Opera review - a timely revival of Verdi's political music-drama Friday, 16 November 2018 Read more...	The Silver Tassie, BBCSO, Barbican review - a bracing memorial for the WW1 anniversary Sunday, 11 November 2018 Read more...
Romeo and Juliet, Barbican review - plenty of action but not enough words Wednesday, 07 November 2018 Read more...	Solomon, Royal Opera review - an awkward compromise of a performance Friday, 12 October 2018 Read more...
Götterdämmerung, Royal Opera review - a fiery finale to this ambiguous cycle Tuesday, 02 October 2018 Read more...	Prom 15, Lewis, BBC Philharmonic, Gernon - a masterful Emperor took the musical laurels Thursday, 26 July 2018 Read more...
The Winter's Tale, Shakespeare's Globe review - a chilly tale for a time of austerity Tuesday, 03 July 2018 Read more...	Partenope, Iford Arts review - a midsummer night's dream of a Handel comedy Tuesday, 26 June 2018 Read more...

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