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AlresfordLa bohèmeNeuinszenierung
Puccini: La bohème
Richard Farnes; David Geselson; The Grange Festival; Lisa Navarro; Benjamin Moreau; Jérémie Papin; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
LondonUn ballo in maschera
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Michael Papadopoulos; Rodula Gaitanou; Opera Holland Park; takis; Simon Corder; City of London Sinfonia
LondonParsifalNeuinszenierung
Wagner: Parsifal
Jakub Hrůša; Evgeny Titov; The Royal Opera; Étienne Pluss; Esther Bialas; DM Wood; Covent Garden Orchester des Royal Opera House
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Sir James MacMillan delights with his Christmas Oratorio
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MacMillan's large scale choral work offers a rich variety of texts and musical ideas, the composer conducts the BBC Symphony with unerring precision.
Sepia memories: Scottish Opera’s La bohème delights in revival
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Hye-Youn Lee and Mario Chang head a strong cast in Barbe and Doucet’s revival of La bohème, which marks the retirement of veteran lighting designer, Guy Simard.
A mafioso Merry Widow at Opera Holland Park
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Despite some excellent music-making, John Savournin's production is hindered by a laboured New York relocation.
Scottish Opera’s Merry Widow tangles with the New York Mafia
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With misplaced horse heads, violin case guns and as many mafia gags as you could hope for, Scottish Opera’s Merry Widow may not be subtle but it looks and sounds gorgeous.
Magic takes time to sparkle in ENO's Elixir of Love
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Harry Fehr’s directorial debut for ENO transposes Donizetti’s tale into a World War 2 setting. Rhian Lois charms and commands as Adina.
Prescient then, terrifying now: The Handmaid’s Tale at ENO
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Margaret Atwood’s dystopic novel, masterfully adapted for the operatic stage, is strongly performed at ENO and rings even truer today than it did when it was written.
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GlasgowHansel and Gretel
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
David Parry; Daisy Evans; Scottish Opera; Neil Foulis; Kitty Whately; Rhian Lois; Nadine Benjamin