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ManchesterTchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin

Tschaikowsky: Eugen Onegin
Tim Anderson; Daisy Evans; Royal Northern College of Music; Davide Trolton; Katherine Heath; Jake Wiltshire; Charlie Barker
TallinnOpera: Peter Grimes

Britten: Peter Grimes
Arvo Volmer; Stephen Barlow; Estonian National Opera; Yannis Thavoris; Jake Wiltshire; Estonian National Opera Orchestra; Estonian National Opera Choir
ChristchurchThe Pearl FishersNeuinszenierung

Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de perles (Die Perlenfischer)
Stephen Barlow; New Zealand Opera; Yannis Thavoris; Jake Wiltshire; Christchurch Symphony Orchestra
GlasgowAlcinaNeuinszenierung

Händel: Alcina
Dmitri Jurowski; Olivia Fuchs; Scottish Opera; Yannis Thavoris; Jake Wiltshire; The Orchestra of Scottish Opera
GlasgowFidelioNeuinszenierung

Beethoven: Fidelio
Kensho Watanabe; Ruth Knight; Scottish Opera; Yannis Thavoris; Alisa Kalyanova; Jake Wiltshire; The Orchestra of Scottish Opera
EdinburghAlcinaNeuinszenierung

Händel: Alcina
Dmitri Jurowski; Olivia Fuchs; Scottish Opera; Yannis Thavoris; Jake Wiltshire; The Orchestra of Scottish Opera
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The White Pearl: NZ Opera reframes Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de Perles

In Auckland, heard in something close to the form Bizet actually conceived, The Pearl Fishers proves it has plenty of lustre of its own.
Fun, if not quite fizzy: Liam Steel’s Opera Holland Park Fledermaus

It's New Year’s Eve 1929-style, but the Champagne is a touch warm in OHP's first production of Strauss’ most popular operetta, Die Fledermaus.
Opening the doors of memory: a haunting Bluebeard’s Castle in Auckland

In Daisy Evans’ conception, as Judith briefly reconnects with the joy and tragedy of her past, the effect is nothing short of devastating.
The Royal Academy's Carmen has too many what-if moments

Presenting a work like Carmen is a punchy move by a conservatoire. The Royal Academy of Music's production has conceptual weaknesses, but features some good singing.
Opera North’s Susanna: how a woman stood up to her abusers

Handel's oratorio is staged by Olivia Fuchs and conducted by Johanna Soller in Opera North's latest successful collaboration with Phoenix Dance Theatre.
To be or not to be: Hamlet returns to the Buxton Festival

After 45 years, Ambroise Thomas' Hamlet returns to Buxton in a gripping, psychological staging by Jack Furness.
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Enhancing opera's emotional core: Jake Wiltshire on lighting design

We spoke about the job of lighting designer with Jake Wiltshire, who lights productions for English National Opera, Welsh National Opera, the Royal Academy Opera and many more.
