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LondonTrial by Jury & The Zoo
Sullivan
Peter Whelan; John Savournin; English National Opera; takis; Ben Pickersgill; English National Opera Orchestra; Mary Bevan
SavonlinnaNabucco
Verdi: Nabucco
Iván López Reynoso; Rodula Gaitanou; takis; Jake Wiltshire; Savonlinna Opera Festival Orchestra
BuxtonThe Merry Widow
Lehár: Die lustige Witwe
Iwan Davies; John Savournin; Buxton Festival Opera; takis; Ben Pickersgill; Buxton International Festival Orchestra
LondonUn ballo in maschera
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Michael Papadopoulos; Rodula Gaitanou; Opera Holland Park; takis; Simon Corder; City of London Sinfonia
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A mafioso Merry Widow at Opera Holland Park
Despite some excellent music-making, John Savournin's production is hindered by a laboured New York relocation.
Lampooning the law: Scottish Opera’s satirical new double bill
Scottish Opera’s double bill of Trial by Jury and the world premiere of Toby Hession’s fun-packed A Matter of Misconduct! features an ensemble cast, mostly of Emerging Artists.
Scottish Opera’s Merry Widow tangles with the New York Mafia
With misplaced horse heads, violin case guns and as many mafia gags as you could hope for, Scottish Opera’s Merry Widow may not be subtle but it looks and sounds gorgeous.
Trapped in a vice: Il segreto di Susanna and Pagliacci at OHP
Joining OHP's 2019 production of Wolf-Ferrari's charming domestic comedy, a blazing new production of Pagliacci delivers everything that one could want from Leoncavallo's infamous opera.
Emerging from the gloom: Handel's Ottone revived by ETO in Hackney
A revival of James Conway's staging of Ottone launches English Touring Opera's autumn season of three Handel operas.
A dark-hued double bill of Margot la Rouge and Le Villi at OHP
Puccini's Giselle-inspired opera is given a superb staging by Martin Lloyd-Evans to deliver Opera Holland Park's banger of the season.