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WNO’s abstract Magic Flute proves more contemporary than cohesive
WNO delivers a well-performed production of Mozart’s Magic Flute with some fresh ideas, but other which dilute it.
Blue, Jeanine Tesori's new opera on urban violence, comes to ENO
Blue could hardly have been better rendered than here. Indeed, I wish every opera I see could be staged with such grace and finesse.
A character study in singing: Handel’s Tamerlano at ETO
A fine cast breathes life into the story of the captured Ottoman Sultan Bajazet and his Mongol conqueror.
Bo-ho: ETO takes Bohème to Hackney
English Touring Opera has revived James Conway's production of La bohème to launch the company back to full operations post-lockdown. What this new run lacks in finesse is made up for in bags of heart and spirit.
Biblical epic in granite and grey: Nabucco returns to Covent Garden
It was fitting that one of The Royal Opera's most loyal servants, Renato Balsadonna – Chorus Director of the Royal Opera Chorus from 2004-16 – was in the pit for this anniversary performance, leading an often thrilling musical account.
Anna Pirozzi's bravura Lady Macbeth lights up Covent Garden
The Italian soprano produces enormous power and great sensitivity in equal measure to illuminate a memorable Verdi Macbeth.
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LondonCopland: Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson
Copland: 12 poems of Emily Dickinson
Matthew Eberhardt; Rory Beaton; April Koyejo-Audiger; Sergey Rybin