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GloucesterBeethoven Mass in C
McDowall, Rubbra, Beethoven
Philharmonia Orchestra; Samuel Hudson; Charlotte Bowden; Olivia Ray; Mark Padmore; John Savournin
LondonTrial by Jury & The Zoo
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Sullivan
Peter Whelan; John Savournin; English National Opera; takis; Ben Pickersgill; English National Opera Orchestra; Mary Bevan
GlasgowHarrison Birtwistle's The Second Mrs Kong
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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Martyn Brabbins; Victoria Newlyn; John Findon; Anna Dennis; Sir John Tomlinson
BuxtonThe Merry Widow
Lehár: Die lustige Witwe
Iwan Davies; John Savournin; Buxton Festival Opera; takis; Ben Pickersgill; Buxton International Festival Orchestra
LondonThe Magic Flute
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte
Dalia Stasevska; Sir David McVicar; The Royal Opera; Julia Jones; John Macfarlane; Paule Constable
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A mafioso Merry Widow at Opera Holland Park
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Despite some excellent music-making, John Savournin's production is hindered by a laboured New York relocation.
Lampooning the law: Scottish Opera’s satirical new double bill
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Scottish Opera’s double bill of Trial by Jury and the world premiere of Toby Hession’s fun-packed A Matter of Misconduct! features an ensemble cast, mostly of Emerging Artists.
Scottish Opera’s Merry Widow tangles with the New York Mafia
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With misplaced horse heads, violin case guns and as many mafia gags as you could hope for, Scottish Opera’s Merry Widow may not be subtle but it looks and sounds gorgeous.
The darker side of G&S: Yeomen of the Guard at Holland Park
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Some good singing performances can't overcome a dated feeling of Gilbert's humour: the evening improves as the storm clouds gather.
Trapped in a vice: Il segreto di Susanna and Pagliacci at OHP
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Joining OHP's 2019 production of Wolf-Ferrari's charming domestic comedy, a blazing new production of Pagliacci delivers everything that one could want from Leoncavallo's infamous opera.
Garsington Opera's new A Midsummer Night's Dream
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In the first and last acts, ladies entered with a train still attached to a bolt of cloth, which was then cut to length by an attendant. Was this production brought to the stage in a great hurry, allowing no time for costume fittings?