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Breaking bonds: a staged Messiah from Wild Arts
It's not Christmas without Handel's Messiah, and in the delightful Smith Square Hall, the oratorio is given a staging by Wild Arts which may not completely convince, but moves nonetheless.
English Touring Opera transfers Donizetti to the English coast
L'elisir d'amore may not immediately bring Skegness or Romney to mind, but ETO's new production works quite well there... just look out for the seagulls!
Eugene Onegin on the road: Wild Arts plays Opera Holland Park
Tchaikovsky stipulated that a staging of Eugene Onegin need not be lavish but should be kept in period. He would have been satisfied with the results here.
Blissful and hard-boiled: I Capuleti e i Montecchi at ETO
Eloise Lally shifts the Romeo and Juliet love story into New York mafia families. Jessica Cale and Samantha Price provide blissful bel canto as the star-crossed lovers.
Kevin Puts’ Silent Night given its UK première
Opera North's triumphant UK première production of Silent Night by Kevin Puts is directed at Leeds Town Hall by Tim Albery and conducted by Nicholas Kok.
Rawness and tenderness in English Touring Opera's Dardanus
A searing examination of love in a time war is to be found in a new production and new edition of Rameau's greatest work.