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A dark and disturbing Rigoletto from WNO at the Mayflower
Fine performances in a punchy new production that coats this tragic opera in a large dollop of debauchery.
Stacey Alleaume leads WNO's emotionally-charged Traviata
Leading an international cast in a still-sumptuous revival in Southampton's Mayflower, Stacey Alleaume gives a sovereign performance as the ill-fated courtesan Violetta.
Welsh National Opera on tour: a musically powerful Madama Butterfly
Lindy Hume's new production works reasonably well in allowing the story to be told with sufficient emotional weight.
A White House Rigoletto with some impressive voices
Welsh National Opera brought a cast of strong voices to Birmingham for a production of Rigoletto intriguingly set in the White House of the 1960s.
McVicar's Traviata is still darkly impressive
Even given a routine revival, McVicar's staging has much to recommend it, returning the opera to its literary roots.
Nagasaki comes to Bedfordshire
Welsh National Opera brings its 1978 production of Madama Butterfly to Milton Keynes.