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State Opera South Australia enliven Lucia di Lammermoor
A hoary old production of an operatic warhorse is brought to quite energetic life by a sparkling cast and excellent musical and dramatic performance.
Fulljames' police thriller Carmen closes Scottish Opera season
Fine singing from Justina Gringytė, Alok Kumar and Hye-Youn Lee lead a strong supporting cast, with Dane Lam conducting the Scottish Opera Orchestra and Chorus on top form.
The Met’s new Lucia: a good idea poorly executed by Simon Stone
The Met unveils Simon Stone’s new production is set in a working class American town in decline... an interesting concept that ultimately fails to overcome its own cluttered ideas.
Sukanya: close but no sitar
Ravi Shankar's valiant fusion of East and West is no greater than the sum of its parts.
Ravi Shankar’s Opera Sukanya Delights in Birmingham
Five years after the composer's death, his musical collaborator David Murphy ensures that Shankar's only operatic work finally gets heard.