Andrew Mellor
By Andrew Mellor
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review31.08
When Opera Leaves the House
Copenhagen Opera Festival has broadened the reach of opera while making it more experimental under Amy Lane. But when bold projects fail to find their form, the courage to experiment can tip into gimmickry. -
in brief24.03
Albion, Now
Manchester Collective let longing, rupture and beauty seep through contemporary British music -
review04.02
Knausgård’s Apocalypse as Opera
Sebastian Fagerlund’s »Morgonstjärnan« transforms the novel’s existential unease into a powerful, collective musical drama. -
review23.01
Universal Music with Local Truths
Local traditions play a central role in the second-ever Faroese opera, in which Sunleif Rasmussen reclaims a local story made famous by Wagner. -
in brief29.10
Islands Of Sound Rising From the Sea
Veroníque Vaka turns monumental geological forces into beguiling music. -
in brief29.09
A Seedy Hotel Room Becomes the Stage For Lives, Traumas, and Music
Emma O’Halloran transforms Mark O’Halloran’s words into intimate, musical narratives, where theatre and vocal artistry merge. -
review26.05.2025
An Operatic Vision Lost in Translation
Bent Sørensen’s new operatic collaboration with Jon Fosse falls short of what it might have been. -
review01.04.2025
From Factory Floor to Operatic Frustration
Jenny Wilson’s first opera – an adaptation of Elfriede Jelinek’s »Women as Lovers« – delivers sharp theatricality and biting satire but struggles to find its musical voice. -
interview08.03.2021
‘We don’t have the same aspirations at all’
Guitarist Mikkel Schou prefers the brand-new music composed today; his upcoming Debut Concert is a ‘thanks, but no thanks’ to institutional forces of habit. -
essay23.11.2020
A song of one’s own
American composer Caroline Shaw drew criticism because she profited on Inuit throat singing, according to singer Tanya Tagaq. -
review26.10.2020
One man, one mission
Mathias Monrad Møller showed us an exciting creative vision at his official debut concert as singer and composer – a vision overshadowing dull questions of mere skill. -
interview02.06.2020
‘I wanted to be radical’
Instruments struggle to voice themselves in the music of Christian Winther Christensen. His focus on small sounds and deep concentration is a perfect match for a time of silenced soundscapes.