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Guildhall’s Trouble in Tahiti and Amelia al ballo
Two operas on marital discord by Bernstein and Menotti come with a content warning in Guildhall's delightful double bill.
Chasing the American Dream: UK premiere for Missy Mazzoli’s Proving Up
Amy Lane directs an intimate staging of Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek’s 2018 chamber opera in the compact Milton Court Theatre.
Respighi’s Lucrezia compels in Guildhall School’s double bill
Pleas for more Respighi operas are answered as the students of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama give the UK premiere of Lucrezia, paired with Ethel Smyth's Der Wald.
Sacred and profane in Guildhall School's Respighi double bill
From the spiritual conversion of a Medieval sex-worker, to the Sleeping Beauty tale reimagined, Guildhall stages a Respighi double-bill.
Holst and Weir operas from the Guildhall School of Music
Two accomplished performances bring emotional depth only intermittently, but show ample security of singing and playing.
Dead Man Walking given a triumphant staging by Guildhall School
Under Dominic Wheeler’s expert baton the musicians, all youthful if not downright young, give a spectacular account of a harrowing score.