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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.
Theatrically poverty-stricken: ETO's Blond Eckbert
Judith Weir's cryptic folk opera lacks the narrative propulsion necessary to enthral an audience, and without resolution there is no catharsis.
ETO opens spring tour with an off-the-wall Manon Lescaut
Jude Christian's indulgent reinvention of Puccini's opera does not serve English Touring Opera well as it embarks on its spring tour.
The Poisoner’s Dilemma: ETO presents a dramatic Lucrezia Borgia
Donizetti’s tale of one the Italian Renaissance’s objects of hate is well sung and superbly acted in ETO's new spring tour production.
Emerging from the gloom: Handel's Ottone revived by ETO in Hackney
A revival of James Conway's staging of Ottone launches English Touring Opera's autumn season of three Handel operas.
Una Giselle que rompe muros: Tamara Rojo y Akram Khan
Expectativas más que cumplidas en esta producción del English National Ballet con Akram Khan; dos gigantes del panorama coreográfico contemporáneo que recrearon una Giselle actual, febril y nada inocente.