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Leinwandfähige Porgy and Bess in Amsterdam

Eric Owens singt Porgy mit Leib und Seele und ist mit seiner charismatischen Ausstrahlung der unbestrittene Held dieser Oper.
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Jonathan Miller’s Rigoletto, Godfather of opera productions, returns

Weston Hurt (Rigoletto) and David Kempster (Monterone) © Tristram Kenton
Jonathan Miller’s game-changing mafioso setting of Rigoletto returns to the Coliseum, vividly conducted by Richard Farnes. 
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Sensitive stagecraft and directorial rage: Suor Angelica at ENO

Sinéad Campbell-Wallace (Sister Angelica) © Genevieve Girling
Miskimmon's relocation of the action to Ireland is unsparing in its evocation not of some tearjerking melodrama but of an almost documentary reportage on real events. 
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Curtain rises on ENO’s Traviata revival

Nicole Chevalier (Violetta) © Belinda Jiao
Peter Konwitschny's production of La traviata has its flaws, but in an age of protracted media there is much to be said for his taut production of Verdi's most famous tragedy. 
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Zucchetti premiere and Beauty top and tail the RB's mixed programme

Marianela Núñez possesses a shimmering, celestial radiance and Vadim Muntagirov is a Prince in his prime.
****1
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Polished Porgy: Gershwin triumphs in Surrey

Grange Park Opera’s new production of Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess makes for a searingly effective evening of music and drama.

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