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LondonToscaNeuinszenierung

© ENO
Puccini: Tosca
Ben Glassberg; Annilese Miskimmon; English National Opera; Rosanna Vize; Evie Gurney; Lee Curran; English National Opera Orchestra

LondonTrial by Jury & The Zoo

© ENO
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Peter Whelan; John Savournin; English National Opera; takis; Ben Pickersgill; English National Opera Orchestra; Mary Bevan
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Opera Holland Park makes a convincing case for La fanciulla del West

Adrian Edwards (Sonora) and Amanda Echalaz (Minnie) © Craig Fuller
A thoughtful production from Martin Lloyd-Evans and magnificent playing from Matthew Kofi Walden and the City of London Sinfonia make the case for why Puccini's under-appreciated work is actually so sophisticated. 
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Dead Man Walking at English National Opera: a superb execution

Michael Mayes (Joseph De Rocher) and Christine Rice (Sister Helen Prejean) © Manuel Harlan
Anneliese Miskimmon's ENO production of Jake Heggie and Terence McNally's tale of crime, repentance, compassion and redemption compels from start to finish.
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ENO, BBC join forces in stunning Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

Amanda Majeski (Katerina Izmailova) © Andy Paradise
David Pountney's vernacular translation and Ruth Knight's vivid staging lent a thrilling immediacy to Shostakovich's chilling opera.
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Dead Man Walking given a triumphant staging by Guildhall School

Michael Lafferty-Smith (Joseph), Jacob Harrison and Emyr Lloyd Jones (Guards) © David Monteith
Under Dominic Wheeler’s expert baton the musicians, all youthful if not downright young, give a spectacular account of a harrowing score. 
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