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Jamie Manton's Cunning Little Vixen falls flat in Toronto
After more than a quarter of a century, Janáček’s late masterpiece returns to the Canadian Opera Company, but falls short in charm, magic, and humour.
English Touring Opera put Rossini's Cenerentola in a museum
Rossini's take on the Cinderella story is bright, buoyant, witty, well sung, if ending on a sour directorial note.
Fulljames' police thriller Carmen closes Scottish Opera season
Fine singing from Justina Gringytė, Alok Kumar and Hye-Youn Lee lead a strong supporting cast, with Dane Lam conducting the Scottish Opera Orchestra and Chorus on top form.
A fine tail: new Cunning Little Vixen at English National Opera
ENO has a long and fine history in Janáček’s corpus, and Jamie Manton's new production, performed by a cast that revels in the clash between nature and mankind, has much in which to delight.
In Time of Plague: Turnage’s Greek takes on new topicality
Reminding us of the timeless relevance of myth, Joe Hill-Gibbons’s Scottish Opera production of Greek moves to Hannover with a few contemporary twists.
Comedy with knobs on: English National Opera's new Figaro
A witty, insightful production at the Coliseum fizzes with comedy and pathos.