Giornata Opera picked Puccini’s often-neglected personal favourite of his Trittico, Suor Angelica, to perform at St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden. The second half is well worth the wait.
Set in the wonderful theatre upstairs at the Gatehouse pub in Highgate, Hampstead Garden Opera’s new production of L’Orfeo by Monteverdi contained some memorable images and richly resonant chorus passages.
