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Garifullina's Musetta the highlight of Covent Garden's Bohème
This third revival of Richard Jones' production is thoroughly competent but struggles to rise above the routine.
A White House Rigoletto with some impressive voices
Welsh National Opera brought a cast of strong voices to Birmingham for a production of Rigoletto intriguingly set in the White House of the 1960s.
Roberto Alagna brings up his century at The Royal Opera
The French-Sicilian tenor shines in Sir David's McVicar's pristine take on Umberto Giordano's slice of verismo.
A classic executed with style: Hänsel und Gretel
Designer/director Antony McDonald treads a perfectly weighted path between light and dark of the fairytale; conductor Sebastian Weigle cooks up a Wagnerian storm; Michaela Schuster steals the show. A treat.
Shame, camera, action: Verdi's La traviata at Longborough
Daisy Evans' take on Verdi's iconic tale of love stymied by the cruelty of others is characteristically innovative and insightful, while also blessed with a remarkable central performance from Anna Patalong.
A buoyant revival of Billy Budd
At the opera’s great climaxes Suffolk’s famous wood-and-brick building could barely contain it.
