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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If the earlier £20 offer failed to whet your appetite for ENO's Caligula, how about this one? £24 with a free dinner thrown in.
Lastminute.com are offering a two course meal at Smollensky's (normally £12) with each stalls or dress circle seat (full price £60) - meaning you can sit in the stalls for an effective price of just £12.
You can listen to some clips of the music here.
(Thanks to reader Richard for spotting the offer).
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Howja fancy "an orgy of sexual depravity and sadistic cruelty" for just twenty quid?
All remaining stalls and circle tickets for ENO's Caligula are now reduced to £20 using the code CALIGTWENTY.
The opera's composer Detlev Glanert explains what it's all about:
Thanks to readers Richard and Gilbert for finding the deal.
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