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Costume drama at its finest: Andrea Chénier at The Royal Opera
The Royal Opera orchestra, chorus and a large cast bring their A game to Sir Antonio Pappano's last run as music director.
Grimeborn delivers a wholly satisfying Half Ring at Hackney Empire
Using Jonathan Dove and Graham Vick's distillations of Siegfried and Götterdämmerung, the company concluded its miniature Ring cycle in under five hours, without sacrificing musical or dramatic tension.
A passionate Winter's Tale at Wexford Festival Opera
In a 70th anniversary season dedicated to adaptations of Shakespeare, this concert performance made a compelling case for Karl Goldmark's final opera.
A gripping, dark, moving Rigoletto from NIO
Since their creation in 2010, NIO has brought unconventional opera productions to Northern Ireland. Their Rigoletto is bold, emotional and engaging with a stellar cast of local and international talent.
Exhilarating storm-tossed evening in the Cotswolds
With a glinting voice of a youthful sheen, like bracing Nordic air, Kirstin Sharpin was entirely convincing as the obsessed dreamer, Senta.
Safe and simple pleasures from Scottish Opera's La traviata
There are no answers, nor indeed many probing questions, in this Scottish Opera revival of Sir David McVicar’s production from 2008, but it is sumptuous and enjoyable.