Tosca – a step into the breach, a leap to stardom

There’s been more than a buzz about Amanda Echalaz for some time now. Her Tosca at Holland Park wowed even my most hardened colleagues and English National Opera’s decision to strike while the iron is hot and book her to sing both Liu (“Turandot”) and Tosca in the same season (2009/10) is tantamount to acknowledging … [Read More]