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An emotionally distant Peter Grimes at Oper Köln
Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes is a nuanced, gripping tale that should pack an emotional punch. Despite fine moments, Oper Köln's production didn't serve the work.
L’Heure espagnole / Gianni Schicchi à Bastille
Créé il y a bientôt quinze ans à Garnier, le diptyque réuni par Laurent Pelly occupe aujourd’hui la scène plus monumentale de Bastille. Son ancrage dans le plaisir de la comédie continue de séduire.
Carsen's ravishing staging of Káťa Kabanová
Originally conceived by Robert Carsen for the Vlaamse Opera, this production of Katia Kabanova is now at Teatro Regio, second chapter of a Janáček/Carsen project.
Royal Opera's spine-tingling Boris Godunov
Bryn Terfel and Sir Antonio Pappano brought their excellent interpretation of the 1869 version of Mussorgsky's seminal opera to the Royal Albert Hall for a one-off revival.
A Victorian variety show on Japanese Night
Martin Lloyd Evans returns to Scottish Opera direct a visually rich and lively Mikado. Richard Suart is a veteran Ko-Ko with no-one safe from his Little List as it changes for every performance.
Boris Godunov: competent, but missing the mark
Richard Jones new production of Mussorgsky's episodic epic has plenty of strengths, but is marred by unappealing designs and rushed tempi.