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A rollicking Wild West Elisir in Dublin that hits all the right notes
Donizetti heads West in Cal McCrystal's riotous, laugh-out-loud L'elisir d’amore, where dazzling singing meets cowboy capers in a gloriously zany production for Irish National Opera.
Merriment aplenty in Cal McCrystal's Merry Widow at Glyndebourne
Glyndebourne's new production of Lehár's greatest work is interpreted with his customary flair and fun by Cal McCrystal.
Bangs and whimpers: Cal McCrystal directs Le Comte Ory at Garsington
Garsington Opera's new production of Rossini's comic masterpiece is a bawdy hoot, but humour aside it features an ensemble who provide first-class bel canto singing.
A colourful, exuberant riot: ENO's Iolanthe
Cal McCrystal goes long on the ham and keeps the gags flowing in a visually stunning production that will delight G&S lovers.
Broad slapstick eclipses Haydn’s Life on the Moon
Few composers deal in genial wit better than Joseph Haydn, so it was baffling that his opera buffa Il mondo della luna left me so grumpy in this English Touring Opera production.