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Potential but problems in Holland Park’s new Rigoletto
A standout performance by Alison Langer as Gilda lights up an Opera Holland Park season opener marred by illness.
Opera North revives its taut, terrific Tosca
The director Edward Dick and his designer, Tom Scutt, alternate between realistic and expressionistic images in their creation of grim spectacle.
An icy Eugene Onegin at Opera Holland Park
Julia Burbach's new production lacks poetry in spite of an admirable cast led by Samuel Dale Johnson in the title role.
Crowd-pleasing, yet provocative: Opera North's new Carmen
Bizet's Carmen at Leeds Grand Theatre, directed by Edward Dick and conducted by Garry Walker, provides thought-provoking modern resonances as well as an uplifting, tune-filled experience.
A sparkling Seraglio from English Touring Opera
English Touring Opera open their autumn season with the first of two Singspiels.
Country-house Ball: Verdi at Grange Park Opera
Grange Park Opera’s enjoyable new production of Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera looks a little homespun on stage, but has plenty of musical compensations.