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A fine tail: new Cunning Little Vixen at English National Opera

By Dominic Lowe, 20 February 2022

ENO has a long and fine history in Janáček’s corpus, and Jamie Manton's new production, performed by a cast that revels in the clash between nature and mankind, has much in which to delight.

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London

22 Feb 2022

A fine tail: new Cunning Little Vixen at English National Opera

By Dominic Lowe

Philadelphia

Porgy and Bess: Marin Alsop celebrates the American melting pot in Philadelphia

By Cameron Kelsall, 06 March 2020

The program paired works of two living female composers with a suite of selections from Porgy and Bess, featuring star soprano Angel Blue.

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Philadelphia

06 Mar 2020

Marin Alsop celebrates the American melting pot in Philadelphia

By Cameron Kelsall

Seattle

Timelessly timely: a dark and damning Rigoletto in Seattle

By Thomas May, 10 August 2019

Using the misogyny and violence of Rigoletto to hold up a mirror to contemporary corruption, Lindy Hume's production overcomes its inconsistencies with a vivid blend of theatrical and musical values.

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Seattle

11 Aug 2019

Timelessly timely: a dark and damning Rigoletto in Seattle

By Thomas May

London

English National Opera revives Lucia di Lammermoor in chilling style

By Mark Valencia, 25 October 2018

It’s the sprig of nightshade on a blood-red confection.

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London

26 Oct 2018

English National Opera revives Lucia di Lammermoor in chilling style

By Mark Valencia

Seattle

Seattle Opera's Porgy and Bess is a vocal and dramatic stunner

By Jason Victor Serinus, 11 August 2018

Seattle Opera's memorable Porgy and Bess excels with an exceptional cast who performed with utmost sympathy for their roles.

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Seattle

12 Aug 2018

Seattle Opera's Porgy and Bess is a vocal and dramatic stunner

By Jason Victor Serinus

Cardiff

All that glitters: Tchaikowsky's The Merchant of Venice staged by Welsh National Opera

By Simon Rees, 16 September 2016

André Tchaikowsky's version of The Merchant of Venice combines his love of Shakespeare with his recollections of a harsh childhood as a Jew in the Warsaw Ghetto.

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Cardiff

17 Sep 2016

All that glitters: WNO stages The Merchant of Venice

By Simon Rees

Montreal

Porgy and Bess at the Opéra de Montréal

By Richard Turp, 25 January 2014

The Opéra de Montréal's production of Porgy and Bess is both an artistic success and a reaffirmation of the work's importance.

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Montreal

27 Jan 2014

Opéra de Montréal: Porgy and Bess

By Richard Turp