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An icy Eugene Onegin at Opera Holland Park
Julia Burbach's new production lacks poetry in spite of an admirable cast led by Samuel Dale Johnson in the title role.
An uneven Elisabetta from English Touring Opera
Rossini's Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra is a hard work to love and English Touring Opera's new production which launched at the Hackney Empire Theatre struggled to make a case for regular outings.
A spellbinding Ritorno d'Ulisse at the Grange
Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria tells one of the world’s great stories. This production is a treat for early opera fans and a great introduction for those new to the genre.
Flinty graves: a chilling Poppea
In Shoreditch, the Royal Academy of Music showed off some superb singing in a chilling exploration of tyranny and unrestrained power.
A dusty curio: Handel's Berenice, regina d'Egitto
A strong cast and fine playing from La Nuova Musica gives Handel's Berenice a reasonably fair outing, but its original plot weaknesses constrain this opera from being anything more than a curio for the Handel connoisseur.
A rite of spring: Rimsky-Korsakov's May Night
A welcome revival of a Russian rarity from the student forces of the Royal Academy of Music.