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A riveting Rigoletto revival at the Royal Opera House
Sir Mark Elder celebrates 50 years at Covent Garden by returning to his first opera there in 1976 – Verdi's Rigoletto – in a revival of Oliver Mears' excellent 2021 production.
Semyon Bychkov leads a musically superior Rusalka at Covent Garden
Ann Yee and Natalie Abrahami give Rusalka an ecological reading, but it's the musical side of things that really takes flight in The Royal Opera's new production.
On the edge of tragedy: The Rape of Lucretia at the Linbury Theatre
Oliver Mears' new production of Britten's chamber opera is a visceral reflection on tyranny and sexual violence.