D'Arcangelo made his Royal Opera debut in 2002 as Leporello (Don Giovanni), and has performed the roles of Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni), Banco (Macbeth), Selim (Il ...

Erwin Schrott revels in the role of the devilishly evil Mephistopheles, delivering a deep bass-baritone that resonates through every corner of the vast Royal Opera House. A delightfully cheeky ...

The Ballet Master's Revenge: Erwin Schrott and dancers in the 'Prelude' of 'Les Vêpres Siciliennes'All images by Bill Cooper for the Royal Opera What’s more, Antonio Pappano is surely the best ...

Since 2004, the Royal Opera has presented Gounod’s five-act ... Whatever bug was going round, Erwin Schrott had caught it as well and he was more subdued than usual, though his Méphistophélès ...

The Uruguayan bass-baritone Erwin Schrott ... roles reversed. Schrott will appear in the first six performances of “Don Giovanni,” which opens at the War Memorial Opera House on Sunday ...

But she lacks complete authority as the tragic heroine abused and destroyed by Faust and his demonic accomplice. Gounod’s ...

Added to which, the Uruguayan bass-baritone Erwin Schrott, singing the central role of Mephistopheles, was under the weather and would be craving our indulgence. What kind of disaster were we in for?

Bryn Terfel, Anna Netrebko, Simon Keenlyside and Erwin Schrott have all taken ... (it is to be hoped that cast B, featuring Schrott among others will be an improvement) perhaps it’s time for the Royal ...

In mediocre hands the heavenly lengths of Mozart’s masterpiece can make for a tiring trek, especially once the postscriptum final act tips into a fourth hour; but when it’s done as well as it is here ...