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Opera North’s gleeful Magic Flute revived

Emyr Wyn Jones (Papageno) © Tristram Kenton
Conducted by Christoph Konz and directed by James Brining, Opera North’s revival of The Magic Flute remains an inventive reinterpretation of Mozart’s classic opera. 
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La rondine: a feast of lyricism and nostalgic sentimentality

Galina Averina (Magda) and Claire Lees (Lisette) © Tristram Kenton
James Hurley directs a new production of Puccini's neglected opera to close Opera North's Green Season. 
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David Pountney's charming Cunning Little Vixen revived in Leeds

Elin Pritchard (Vixen Sharp-Ears) © Tristram Kenton
Opera North's child-friendly production of The Cunning Little Vixen, conducted by Andrew Gourlay, is loaded with charm.
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PNB: Director's Choice

This season's Director's Choice presents three works by choreographers Justin Peck, Alejandro Cerrudo and Paul Gibson, who, according to PNB Artistic Director Peter Boal, are among the "truly gifted" of our time.  
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Opera North's Faust at Leeds Grand Theatre

The set for this Faust is a series of blank screens, which slide about quickly and frequently, tall canvases for constantly changing images provided by Berlin-based video artist Lillevan.
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