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Caesar conquers Buxton: ETO's slimmed-down Giulio Cesare
Top notch singing, judicious pruning and production which prioritises human drama over camp spectacle make for an illuminating take on Handel's most frequently staged opera.
A character study in singing: Handel’s Tamerlano at ETO
A fine cast breathes life into the story of the captured Ottoman Sultan Bajazet and his Mongol conqueror.
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.
Entertaining, not enchanting: The Golden Cockerel at ETO
Rimsky-Korsakov's anti-tsarist satirical fairytale makes for an entertaining rarity in ETO's spring tour.
Bo-ho: ETO takes Bohème to Hackney
English Touring Opera has revived James Conway's production of La bohème to launch the company back to full operations post-lockdown. What this new run lacks in finesse is made up for in bags of heart and spirit.
English Touring Opera heads back on the road with Handel's Amadigi
It sizzles with energy, fizzes with musical delight and rejoices in an understated sense of fun. Conway gives the work’s incongruities free rein and defies the audience not to chuckle.
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LondonSt John Passion
Bach: Johannes-Passion, BWV245
James Conway; Old Street Band; Collegium Musicum of London Chamber Choir; Hackney Singers
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James Conway on the satirical yet poetic world of Kurt Weill
We spoke to James Conway, director of English Touring Opera's first Kurt Weill production, Der Silbersee.
Triple-header from a national treasure: ETO’s autumn season
It’s now traditional for ETO to mount a Baroque or pre-Baroque season each autumn. This is a policy that provides the UK’s regions with a rare exposure to repertoire that’s often out-of-the-way or even downright obscure.