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GlasgowHarrison Birtwistle's The Second Mrs Kong
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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Martyn Brabbins; Victoria Newlyn; John Findon; Anna Dennis; Sir John Tomlinson
MadridOrcam - Pasión y éxtasis
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Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid; Marc Minkowski; Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid; Javier Carmena; Lydia Hoen Tjore; Lora Grigorieva
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Sir Thomas Allen’s Figaro for Scottish Opera still entertains
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A traditional Marriage of Figaro entertains with a strong cast, eye-catching design and lighting, and Amanda Holden’s earthy libretto.
Sepia memories: Scottish Opera’s La bohème delights in revival
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Hye-Youn Lee and Mario Chang head a strong cast in Barbe and Doucet’s revival of La bohème, which marks the retirement of veteran lighting designer, Guy Simard.
Lampooning the law: Scottish Opera’s satirical new double bill
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Scottish Opera’s double bill of Trial by Jury and the world premiere of Toby Hession’s fun-packed A Matter of Misconduct! features an ensemble cast, mostly of Emerging Artists.
The Makropulos Affair defies the march of time
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Orla Boylan’s creation oozes charisma and reeks of entitlement, driven to emotional cruelty by the lassitude of a life too-long lived.
Scottish Opera’s Albert Herring: as fresh as dew on a May morning
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Scottish Opera’s Albert Herring is updated to 1990 in Daisy Evans' likeable production, finely sung with a tight ensemble.
ETO opens spring tour with an off-the-wall Manon Lescaut
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Jude Christian's indulgent reinvention of Puccini's opera does not serve English Touring Opera well as it embarks on its spring tour.