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Utter joy: Grange Park Opera’s new Barbiere is a hit

Nico Darmanin (Almaviva) and Simon Bailey (Doctor Bartolo) © Marc Brenner
With an excellent cast and superb musicianship from the pit, Bruno Ravella's new production of Rossini's beloved comedy knocks it out of the park for Grange Park Opera.
*****
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Confusion clouds any central critique in Clément's Don Giovanni

Andrei Bondarenko (Don Giovanni) and Sam Carl (Leporello) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Richard Hubert Smith
Strong musical performances in a flawed and confused production revived for the autumn season at Glyndebourne. 
***11
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Opera North's Pearl Fishers proves a winner

Sophia Theodorides (Leïla) and Nico Darmanin (Nadir) © James Glossop
Directed by Matthew Eberhardt and conducted by Matthew Kofi Waldren, this semi-staging of Bizet's opera is well worth experiencing, despite its weak plot. 
****1
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La donna del lago in Buxton: glorious music, confusing production

Buxton International Festival presents Rossini's exhilarating La donna del lago with fine singing, but it is undermined by Jacopo Spirei's staging. 
***11
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À l’Opéra de Bordeaux : la beauté de Robert le Diable

Injustement délaissé depuis l'incroyable succès lors de sa création en 1831, on découvre avec ravissement l'œuvre décisive de Meyerbeer.
*****
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WNO’s belated 75th birthday party gets off to a triumphant start

WNO finally emerges from the pandemic with a performance of The Barber of Seville full of emotion and elation.
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