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Elaine Kelly; Rachael Hewer; Irish National Opera; Francis O'Connor; Joan O'Clery; Kevin Treacy; Irish National Opera Orchestra

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Christopher van Tuinen; Cameron Menzies; West Australian Opera; Niall McKeever; Gillian Lennox; Kevin Treacy; West Australian Symphony Orchestra
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Opera North’s “fleeing” Dutchman links to plight of asylum seekers

Robert Hayward (The Dutchman) and Layla Claire (Senta) © James Glossop
Opera North’s The Flying Dutchman, directed by Annabel Arden, conjures up frightening storms and links the production to the plight of asylum seekers. 
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NIO delivers an emotionally engaging Eugene Onegin in Belfast

Anne Flanagan (Older Tatyana), Mary McCabe (Tatyana) and Yuriy Yurchuk (Onegin) © Neil Harrison Photography | Northern Ireland Opera
Director Cameron Menzies offers a fresh perspective on Tchaikovsky's masterpiece Eugene Onegin in this Northern Ireland Opera production. 
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Keeping it surreal: Martinů double-bill at the Royal Academy of Music

Royal Academy Opera company in Martinů’s Alexandre bis (1937) © Craig Fuller
With typical spirit, the students at the Royal Academy of Music did an excellent job in bringing Martinů’s Comedy on the Bridge and Alexandre bis to life – two lesser-known pre-war surrealist gems.
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Plaisir vocal et musical pour Aida à Montpellier

Sunyoung Seo (Aida) © Marc Ginot
Si le dispositif semi-scénique d'Annabel Arden convainc à moitié, la direction musicale et la distribution (avec Sunyoung Seo dans le rôle-titre) valent le détour.
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Brilliant leads make for a moving Traviata at Northern Ireland Opera

Siobhan Stagg (Violetta) © Philip Magowan
Cameron Menzies sets Verdi's timeless opera in a timeless world, with a mixture of styles indicating that all is not as it seems.
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Pauline Viardot's Cendrillon outshines Bizet at Guildhall School

A double bill of French operettas shows Guildhall students to advantage as well as providing an introduction to Viardot that's well worth the trip.
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