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Strauss à la Fellini: Ariadne auf Naxos at Opera North
Rodula Gaitanou sets Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal's comedy in the Cinecittà film studios of the 1950s.
Monteverdi meets India: Orpheus at Opera North
The collaboration of Opera North and South Asian Arts is a thrilling celebration of renaissance opera and Indian classical music.
Crowd-pleasing, yet provocative: Opera North's new Carmen
Bizet's Carmen at Leeds Grand Theatre, directed by Edward Dick and conducted by Garry Walker, provides thought-provoking modern resonances as well as an uplifting, tune-filled experience.
Martinů's The Greek Passion: an opera for our times
At a time when the “relevance” is bandied around all too frequently in relation to opera, Martinů's really does deserve that tag.
A fetching, inventive Magic Flute – with a dark side
Sinister aspects are stressed in Mozart's The Magic Flute at Leeds Grand Theatre directed by James Brining and conducted by Robert Howarth.
Opera North's energetic Merry Widow
Giles Havergal directs and Martin André conducts an energetic production of Franz Léhar's The Merry Widow at the Grand Theatre, Leeds.