Caligula - English National Opera, 25 May (first night)
Benedict Andrews' production looks spectacular, but buried beneath the glitter and lipstick and guns and underpants, is a rather slight opera. Detlev Glanert's Caligula, based on Albert Camus' play of the same name, explores the psychology of tyranny in the form of the notorious Roman Emperor. Unfortunately, nothing much happens - fine in a play, fatal for opera.


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