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Caesar conquers Buxton: ETO's slimmed-down Giulio Cesare

Francis Gush (Giulio Cesare) © Richard Hubert Smith
Top notch singing, judicious pruning and production which prioritises human drama over camp spectacle make for an illuminating take on Handel's most frequently staged opera.
****1
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ETO's new Il viaggio a Reims is a long journey

Il viaggio a Reims © Richard Hubert Smith
A Rossini comedy should sparkle, but this new production, starting its tour from Hackney, is decidedly lacking bubbles.
**111
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Hurrell's Cleopatra reigns in English Touring Opera's Giulio Cesare

James Conway's production for English Touring Opera returns in a trimmed-down, single-evening guise. 
***11
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Sukanya: close but no sitar

Ravi Shankar's valiant fusion of East and West is no greater than the sum of its parts.
***11
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A lip-smacking Hansel and Gretel at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

Mezzo-soprano Rachel Kelly and soprano Susanna Hurrell were the eponymous pair and, my, how they chewed the scenery.
****1
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Venables sets free the music in Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis

Venables conceived a wealth of acoustic and visual components that constantly overlap and interact.
****1
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