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Chasing the American Dream: UK premiere for Missy Mazzoli’s Proving Up
Amy Lane directs an intimate staging of Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek’s 2018 chamber opera in the compact Milton Court Theatre.
Canadian Opera Company opens season with Roméo et Juliette
Amy Lane’s production of Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette at the COC is eye-catching and enjoyable but doesn’t offer the same level of insight as her Faust last season.
Scattered borrowings fail to cohere in COC's new Faust
Amy Lane's scattered borrowings from Tim Burton to Stanley Kubrick fail to cohere in the Canadian Opera Company's new Faust.
An enthralling Walküre at Longborough Opera Festival
Who wouldn't relish the chance of seeing a Ring cycle at close quarters? Longborough's Die Walküre isn't perfect, but it consistently delivers on the story and on character interpretation.
Kasper Holten's cinematic Don Giovanni shines at the COC
Kasper Holten’s much travelled and spectacular Don Giovanni gets a fresh and lively remount at Toronto’s Four Seasons Centre from a young cast headed up by Gordon Bintner.
Fame and feuding on the Rhine: Longborough's new Götterdämmerung
Longborough's Ring Cycle reaches completion in the Cotswold's, effectively staged by Amy Lane.