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Blissful and hard-boiled: I Capuleti e i Montecchi at ETO
Eloise Lally shifts the Romeo and Juliet love story into New York mafia families. Jessica Cale and Samantha Price provide blissful bel canto as the star-crossed lovers.
The darker side of G&S: Yeomen of the Guard at Holland Park
Some good singing performances can't overcome a dated feeling of Gilbert's humour: the evening improves as the storm clouds gather.
Opera Holland Park: colour and laughter as Figaro opens the season
Amid all the18th-century flummery, contemporary touches abound as the OHP's post-pandemic season opens.
Empty hunger: Bieito’s Carmen returns to ENO
Bieito’s Carmen is now a mainstay of ENO's repertoire, but with an excellent central cast led by Sean Panikkar and Justina Gringytė, the production feels entirely fresh.
Cilea’s L’arlesiana shines at Holland Park
A good, honest staging and solid singing add up to an excellent new production – its third – at Opera Holland Park.
Simon McBurney's Magic Flute makes a joyous return to ENO
Simon McBurney's production of The Magic Flute continues to delight and this revival benefits from a strong cast, led by the superb Lucy Crowe as Pamina.