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Art imitates art in ETO’s bracing new Pagliacci
Divorced from Cavalleria rusticana, English Touring Opera’s contemporary take on Leoncavallo’s masterpiece ticks all the boxes.
Fulljames' police thriller Carmen closes Scottish Opera season
Fine singing from Justina Gringytė, Alok Kumar and Hye-Youn Lee lead a strong supporting cast, with Dane Lam conducting the Scottish Opera Orchestra and Chorus on top form.
Deborah Colker gives Ainadamar energetic grit at Scottish Opera
Scottish Opera’s visually stunning new production is headed by a strong trio of Lauren Fagan, Julieth Lozano and Samantha Hankey.
Scottish Opera's spectacular Gondoliers bump starts its new season
Stuart Maunder directs a lavishly costumed cast, Derek Clark conducts fine playing and singing and Isabel Baquero’s choreography sparkles.
The Monstrous Child: Norse hell in Covent Garden
The Linbury re-opens its doors to opera with a new work whose libretto is superbly crafted by Francesca Simon, featuring a tour de force performance by Marta Fontanals-Simmons as the Norse goddess Hel.
El-Khoury transcends Cairns’ chilly Traviata
Glyndebourne's second Traviata cast of the summer saw the festival field three principals worthy of any major international opera house.