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The Railway Children becomes a pacy action thriller at Glyndebourne
Mark-Anthony Turnage and Rachael Hewer update Edith Nesbit’s children's novel as a spy action thriller, with an exciting score and a strong cast of singers.
Nadine Sierra leads a musically formidable Lucia di Lammermoor
Katie Mitchell's provocative staging is revived to great effect, elevated by glorious music-making led by Nadine Sierra's sensational Lucia.
A subtly revised Madama Butterfly returns to the Covent Garden stage
Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier’s production has undergone a year of expert scrutiny before this well-sung revival.
Dido: Purcell's opera renamed and relocated
Director Purni Morell sandpapers every trace of spikiness from Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, leaving the production a victim of its own good intentions.
Berenice at the Linbury: Handel meets Gilbert and Sullivan
Visual eye candy, excellent singing and superb Handelian playing by Laurence Cummings and the London Handel Orchestra are marred by poor diction and limited acting expressivity.
A finely gauged Walküre from Jurowski and the LPO
The chance to watch their finely gauged interpretation unfold on the Royal Festival Hall platform was a privilege.