Richard Bratby

Opera della Luna is a little miracle: Curtain Raisers at Wilton’s Music Hall reviewed

Plus: some very drab playing from the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Proms

Tim Walton (Cox), Carl Sanderson (Bouncer) and Paul Featherstone (Box) in Arthur Sullivan's first comic opera Cox and Box. Photo: Jacob Savage
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  • Curtain Raisers

    Wilton’s Music Hall

  • BBC Concert Orchestra/ Bramwell Tovey

    Royal Albert Hall

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