Saturday, 30 June 2018
Mamma Mia 2: Julie Walters admits fearing sequel Here We Go Again would be ‘awful’
Fortnite Rocket: When is Rocket launch time on PS4 and Xbox One?
Avengers Infinity War: Behind THAT devastating Loki scene ‘Tom Hiddleston was obsessed’
James Bond movies: 007 is a 'cultural imbecile’ - but who will be the next James Bond?
Sonic The Hedgehog movie: Guess which Hollywood LEGEND has been 'cast as Dr Robotnik'?
PS Plus July 2018 vs Xbox Games with Gold: Which free games lineup is best?
Xbox Scarlett: Five reasons why Sony should be very worried about Microsoft's next console
James Bond movie: How 007 films have stood the test of time - and why Bond will never die
Adrift: Why Shailene Woodley was left ‘MISERABLE’ during filming of harrowing true story
Pokemon Go news: Safari Zone Dortmund update and Shiny Articuno day rewards
Star Wars Last Jedi backlash: Kathleen Kennedy 'leaving in September'?
Friday, 29 June 2018
Opera review: La Bohème at the Royal Opera House
GIVEN the power of music to elicit strong emotions, it is hardly surprising that so many opera have tear-jerking scenes, but nothing jerks my tears so consistently as Puccini’s La Bohème. Poor Mimi spends the whole opera dying of tuberculosis, but the contrast between the joie de vivre of the first half and the pathetic hopelessness of the ending is so strong and so well captured by the music that I always find myself drying my eyes during the final applause.