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Similarities and differences explored in Opera North's Cav and Aleko
Opera North's revives its Cavalleria rusticana production by Karolina Sofulak, pairing it this time with Rachmaninov's early opera Aleko.
Peter Grimes a raging, powerful, defiant start to the new ENO season
English National Opera opens its new season with a revival of David Alden's masterly production.
Taking the Pils: Pountney proves that rare Janáček is no small beer
Janáček’s satirical opera The Excursions of Mr Brouček may not be among his greatest dramatic works, yet it earns its place in the limelight for its musical, visual and dramatic wit at Grange Park Opera.
An immaculately executed Bartered Bride at Garsington
Natalya Romaniw is a natural as our maligned heroine: Paul Curran creates staging of bewildering comic complexity and pulls it off with panache.
Romaniw thrills in Scottish Opera’s epic Eugene Onegin
Director Oliver Mears turns Scottish Opera’s Eugene Onegin into a memory play, with fine singing from a strong cast starring Natalya Romaniw as a thrilling Tatyana.
Museum piece? Walküre at Grange Park Opera
Trophy room glass display cases and glassy-eyed stuffed animals are the setting for a distinctive take on Wagner's epic music drama.