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Lights, camera, distraction: Opera Holland Park stages B-movie Bohème
Natascha Metherell relocates the action to an Italian film studio of the 1950s, which looks great but brings problems.
Love among the cherries: L'amico Fritz returns to Opera Holland Park
Bumble? Tinder? Who needs a dating app when you have Rabbi David setting up every singleton in sight. Opera Holland Park's new production of L'amico Fritz is a feel good rom-com that will warm the heart.
More than a tear-jerker with a social conscience
A convincing revival for Opera North's Madama Butterfly at Leeds Grand Theatre directed by Tim Albery and conducted by Martin Pickard.
Brilliant Il tabarro and Suor Angelica
Two parts of Puccini's triptych are directed by Michael Barker-Craven - Il tabarro and Suor Angelica - in brilliantly successful productions at Leeds Grand Theatre.
Carte blanche: A muddled Queen of Spades
David Alden’s muddled clichés failed to convince all the time, but Edward Gardner steered us through a thrilling musical account of Tchaikovsky’s terrific opera.
A Fine Pocket-Sized Macbeth from Scottish Opera
The most Scottish of operas, Verdi's Macbeth, makes big demands on its soloists and is packed with choruses, so it was interesting to see how Scottish Opera's production managed with only seven singers and a chamber orchestra.