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CardiffBluebeard’s Castle + Oedipus Rex
Bartók, Strawinsky
Lidiya Yankovskaya; Joe Hill-Gibbins; Welsh National Opera; Milla Clarke; Welsh National Opera Orchestra; Nathan Berg
LlandudnoBluebeard’s Castle + Oedipus Rex
Bartók, Strawinsky
Lidiya Yankovskaya; Joe Hill-Gibbins; Welsh National Opera; Milla Clarke; Welsh National Opera Orchestra; Nathan Berg
SouthamptonBluebeard’s Castle + Oedipus Rex
Bartók, Strawinsky
Lidiya Yankovskaya; Joe Hill-Gibbins; Welsh National Opera; Milla Clarke; Welsh National Opera Orchestra; Nathan Berg
OxfordBluebeard’s Castle + Oedipus Rex
Bartók, Strawinsky
Lidiya Yankovskaya; Joe Hill-Gibbins; Welsh National Opera; Milla Clarke; Welsh National Opera Orchestra; Nathan Berg
PlymouthBluebeard’s Castle + Oedipus Rex
Bartók, Strawinsky
Lidiya Yankovskaya; Joe Hill-Gibbins; Welsh National Opera; Milla Clarke; Welsh National Opera Orchestra; Nathan Berg
The HagueDebussy - Impressions de PelléasNeuinszenierung
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Debussy: Impressions de Pelléas
Benjamin Perry Wenzelberg; Joe Hill-Gibbins; Singers from the Dutch National Opera Studio
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Kicking down the door: The Marriage of Figaro revived at ENO
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ENO's revival features a striking performance from Mary Bevan as bride-to-be Susanna, but elements of the staging continue to raise eyebrows.
An unexpected bride in ENO’s Duke Bluebeard's Castle
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A semi-staging of Bartók's tale of doors and brides at the Coliseum is saved from disaster when Jennifer Johnston steps in to sing Judith at very short notice, with the part gamely acted by Crispin Lord.
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.
Scottish Opera’s Greek: a lively update on Oedipus
Alex Otterburn as East End Eddy gives a towering performance in Scottish Opera’s revival of its Edinburgh Festival production of Mark Anthony Turnage’s Greek.
Powder Her Face is ugly and exposed at Ambika P3
Stellar performances can’t save ENO’s production of Thomas Ades’ masterpiece from poor direction, set design and venue.