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Wien

17. Nov. 2025

Unsuk Chins Alice in Wonderland am Theater an der Wien

Von Norman Schwarze

Ben McAteer (Pangloss), James Newby, Nikola Hillebrand, Matthew Newlin und Tatiana Kuryatnikova © Werner Kmetitsch

Wien

The Best of All Possible Satires: Candide erstrahlt am MusikTheater an der Wien

Von Chanda VanderHart, 19. Januar 2024

Lydia Steiers neue Inszenierung von Candide ist ein kaleidoskopisches Fest von Leonard Bernsteins vielfältigen musikalischen Idiomen.

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Wien

19. Jan. 2024

The Best of All Possible Satires: Candide erstrahlt in Wien

Von Chanda VanderHart

Atalla Ayan (Don José) and Niamh O'Sullivan (Carmen) © Ros Kavanagh

INO’s attractive, lively Carmen fails to convince in Dublin

Von Andrew Larkin, 2. November 2026

Niamh O’Sullivan brings charisma to an attractive, colourful production, but a lack of dramatic intensity leaves Bizet’s enduring tale of passion and possessiveness short of its full impact.

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Dublin

2. Nov. 2026

INO’s attractive, lively Carmen fails to convince in Dublin

Von Andrew Larkin

Niamh O'Sullivan (Octavian), Matilda Sterby (the Marschallin) and Andreas Bauer Kanabas (Baron Ochs) © Julian Guidera

High Wycombe

Viennese splendour in Garsington Opera’s Rosenkavalier revival

Von Roy Westbrook, 28. Mai 2026

Bruno Ravella's splendid 2021 production of Strauss' opera of Viennese manners returns with a fine cast.

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High Wycombe

28. Mai 2026

Viennese splendour in Garsington’s Rosenkavalier revival

Von Roy Westbrook

Myra Dubois (Frosch, centre stage) © Richard Hubert Smith

Alresford

Cabaret meets Gilbert and Sullivan: Die Fledermaus at The Grange

Von David Karlin, 20. Juni 2025

A fine singing cast gives creditable performances in Johann Stauss II's most famous operetta, but Paul Curran's updating of Act 2 to 1930s Berlin takes the fizz out of the Champagne.

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Alresford

20. Juni 2025

Die Fledermaus at The Grange: Cabaret meets G&S

Von David Karlin

Brussels

L'Orchestre de la radio polonaise en digne ambassadeur à Bruxelles

Von Patrice Lieberman, 25. März 2025

Dans un concert qui est allé crescendo, l’Orchestre symphonique national de la radio polonaise et sa cheffe Marin Alsop ont mis en lumière leur répertoire dans la capitale européenne.

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Brussels

25. März 2025

L'Orchestre de la radio polonaise en digne ambassadeur à Bruxelles

Von Patrice Lieberman

RSNO and choruses © Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Edinburgh

An electrifying Carmina Burana from the Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Von David Smythe, 15. November 2024

A terrific Carmina Burana from the RSNO and choruses conducted by Marzena Diakun conducting. Elena Langer’s The Dong with a Luminous Nose was a perfect opener.

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Edinburgh

15. Nov. 2024

An electrifying Carmina Burana from RSNO

Von David Smythe

Wexford

Stanford's hilarious The Critic proves a Wexford Festival Opera knockout

Von Andrew Larkin, 19. Oktober 2024

Conor Hanratty's humorous production is a triumph from beginning to end, a must see at this year's Wexford Festival.

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*****

Wexford

19. Okt. 2024

Stanford's hilarious The Critic proves a Wexford knockout

Von Andrew Larkin

Wexford

Riotous nonsense and royal nuptials: Lalla-Roukh at Wexford Festival Opera

Von Roy Westbrook, 22. Oktober 2022

Orpha Phelan has fun staging Félicien David’s opéra comique, moving the action from Kashmir and Samarkand to Leila O’Rourke’s Tea Emporium.

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Wexford

22. Okt. 2022

Riotous nonsense and royal nuptials: Lalla-Roukh at Wexford

Von Roy Westbrook

Utopia, Limited proves surprisingly timely in rare Scottish Opera revival

Von David Smythe, 20. Oktober 2021

A semi-staged concert that boasts strong musical performances and appealing production values makes a spirited case for reappraising Gilbert and Sullivan's penultimate collaboration.

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Glasgow

20. Okt. 2021

Scottish Opera revives Gilbert and Sullivan's timely Utopia, Limited

Von David Smythe

Scottish Opera's spectacular Gondoliers bump starts its new season

Von David Smythe, 16. Oktober 2021

Stuart Maunder directs a lavishly costumed cast, Derek Clark conducts fine playing and singing and Isabel Baquero’s choreography sparkles.

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Glasgow

16. Okt. 2021

Scottish Opera's spectacular Gondoliers bump starts its new season

Von David Smythe

A humorous and entertaining Hansel and Gretel in Dublin

Von Andrew Larkin, 8. Februar 2020

A humorous and clever take on Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel in the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. Good singing and acting in directors, Ahern and Lovett's interesting production.

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Dublin

8. Feb. 2020

A humorous and entertaining Hansel and Gretel in Dublin

Von Andrew Larkin

Belfast

Northern Ireland Opera’s Fledermaus flies high and low

Von Leighton Jones, 15. September 2019

Stripping away all the decadence of late-19th century Vienna, Walter Sutcliffe gives Johann Strauss’ operetta an overhaul.

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Belfast

15. Sept. 2019

Northern Ireland Opera’s Fledermaus flies high and low

Von Leighton Jones

Thrilling concert performance of Korngold's Die tote Stadt in Dublin

Von Andrew Larkin, 12. April 2019

A terrific cast, led by soprano Celine Byrne and conducted by Patrik Ringborg deliver a compelling and thrilling performance of Korngold's Die tote Stadt.

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Dublin

12. Apr. 2019

Thrilling concert performance of Die tote Stadt in Dublin

Von Andrew Larkin

Fun and frolics at Irish National Opera's Figaro

Von Andrew Larkin, 17. April 2018

A wonderful ful-filled caper by the Irish National Opera of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro with Erraught as Susanna and Miskelly as Cherubino really impressing.

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Dublin

17. Apr. 2018

Fun and frolics at Irish National Opera's Figaro

Von Andrew Larkin

London

A colourful, exuberant riot: Iolanthe at English National Opera

Von David Karlin, 13. Februar 2018

Cal McCrystal goes long on the ham and keeps the gags flowing in a visually stunning production that will delight G&S lovers.

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London

13. Feb. 2018

A colourful, exuberant riot: ENO's Iolanthe

Von David Karlin

The Big Bang: a starry launch for Irish National Opera

Von Pia Maltri, 9. Januar 2018

The biggest stigma associated with opera in Ireland is not that it is an elitist art form, but that it is not “Irish”, and that it doesn’t belong to Irish culture, more of a recent import, like pasta, or avocado.

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Dublin

9. Jan. 2018

The Big Bang: a starry launch for Irish National Opera

Von Pia Maltri

Cardiff

An arresting From the House of the Dead at Welsh National Opera

Von Rohan Shotton, 8. Oktober 2017

David Pountney's House of the Dead makes for high entertainment at Welsh National Opera.

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Cardiff

8. Okt. 2017

An arresting From the House of the Dead

Von Rohan Shotton

Birmingham

Die Fledermaus: WNO's jolly good romp in Birmingham

Von Clive Peacock, 28. Juni 2017

WNO's excellent revival of John Copley's 2011 staging of Die Fledermaus is a delight.

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Birmingham

28. Juni 2017

WNO's jolly good romp in Birmingham

Von Clive Peacock

Borderline sumptuous: Scottish Opera revives The Marriage of Figaro

Von Gregor Forbes, 12. Oktober 2016

Inventive comedy and excellent musicality bring Sir Thomas Allen’s traditional production back to life.

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Glasgow

12. Okt. 2016

Borderline sumptuous: Scottish Opera's Figaro

Von Gregor Forbes

Hook

A cruel Così fan tutte at West Green House Opera

Von Dominic Lowe, 30. Juli 2016

Newlyn's updating of the opera to the Second World War was effective, while a superb Despina from Soraya Mafi gave the performance real fizz.

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Hook

30. Juli 2016

A cruel Così fan tutte at West Green House

Von Dominic Lowe

Scottish Opera’s Mikado: A Victorian variety show on Japanese Night

Von David Smythe, 7. Mai 2016

Martin Lloyd Evans returns to Scottish Opera direct a visually rich and lively Mikado. Richard Suart is a veteran Ko-Ko with no-one safe from his Little List as it changes for every performance.

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Glasgow

7. Mai 2016

A Victorian variety show on Japanese Night

Von David Smythe

The Devil Inside: a deeply chilling opera receives its world première in Glasgow

Von David Smythe, 23. Januar 2016

The Devil Inside, a chilling new opera by Stuart Macrae with libretto by Louise Welsh, is a fairy tale for grown-ups. Who will be the last owner of the devilish bottle and the curse of eternal damnation?

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Glasgow

23. Jan. 2016

The Devil Inside: a deeply chilling opera

Von David Smythe

London

Martinů has the last laugh at the Guildhall

Von David Karlin, 1. November 2012

Opera school productions are designed to provide experience for their students and showcase their talents to an audience sprinkled with casting directors. Clearly, the Guildhall School have decided to extract maximum value from their current production by staging not one opera but three, with different casts and even different orchestral musicians.

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