Last night, I enjoyed my second visit to Nico‘s opera, Two Boys, at ENO. I was lucky enough to be at the premiere last Friday, and was really amazed at not just how much of the music I remembered, but how much bizarre detail too, especially in the orchestration and little bits of lighting. I don’t know how best to address this, as the New Factor is unashamedly exciting (the anticipation ahead of opening night was terrific), but last night I felt completely immersed… perhaps it was the performers being deeper in character, giving a fuller performance, but I don’t … Continued