On Thursday night, I was treated to Tim Albery's new production of Handel’s Alcina for Opera North which opened for the first time last month in Leeds.
Just over two years on from the UK's first coronavirus lockdown, hundreds turned out for Opera North's take on George Frideric Handel's Alcina. It was so reassuring to see a pretty much full crowd and such a high turnout for a centuries old opera on a Thursday evening at the Newcastle Theatre Royal.
As an act of solidarity and a reminder of the world outside the glamour of the theatre, prior to the show, the orchestra performed the Ukrainian national anthem to much applause from the audience.
