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Verdi: La traviata
Douglas Boyd; Louisa Muller; Garsington Opera; Tess Jackson; Christopher Oram; Marcus Doshi
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Roxana Haines' Inszenierung ist brav und bieder, doch musikalisch zum Teil brillant.
Garsington’s new La traviata ticks every musical and dramatic box
Music Director Douglas Boyd conducts a performance of exceptional musical quality, and Louisa Muller's uncontroversial but passionate direction makes this Traviata one for the ages.
Sepia memories: Scottish Opera’s La bohème delights in revival
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.
The Makropulos Affair defies the march of time
Orla Boylan’s creation oozes charisma and reeks of entitlement, driven to emotional cruelty by the lassitude of a life too-long lived.
Fine music-making redeems dull production in COC’s Nabucco
The Canadian Opera Company’s season opening production is musically excellent, but the dated, dull production adds little.
Oedipus Rex: an immersive night at the museum in Edinburgh
Scottish Opera brings an immersive community production to the Edinburgh Festival directed by Roxana Haines, performed in the National Museum of Scotland.