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Trine Møller (Turandot) and Victor Starsky (Calaf) © Mihaela Bodlovic

Great Expectations: McVicar directs a ghostly Scottish Opera Turandot

By Mark Pullinger, 22 October 2026

With Turandot in a Miss Havisham bridal gown, McVicar's new production sets the action in a setting of decadence and decay.

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****1

Glasgow

22 Oct 2026

Great Expectations: McVicar directs a ghostly Scottish Opera Turandot

By Mark Pullinger

Camilla Nylund (Brünnhilde) and Klaus Florian Vogt (Siegfried) © Brescia e Amisano | Teatro alla Scala

Milan

The Ring returns to the Rhine: Götterdämmerung at La Scala

By Laura Servidei, 1 February 2026

Under Alexander Soddy’s powerful conducting and Sir David McVicar’s dark, evocative staging, the Ring finds a searing conclusion, anchored by a powerful Brünnhilde from Camilla Nylund, as the world burns.

*****

*****

Milan

1 Feb 2026

The Ring returns to the Rhine: Götterdämmerung at La Scala

By Laura Servidei

Die Walküre © Teatro alla Scala | Brescia e Amisano

Milan

Hojotoho! La Scala’s new Walküre opens with a stellar cast

By Laura Servidei, 5 February 2025

With bad-ass punk valkyries and rich in fantasy overtones, Sir David McVicar's La Scala Ring cycle continues.

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Milan

5 Feb 2025

Hojotoho! La Scala’s new Walküre opens with a stellar cast

By Laura Servidei

Roland Wood (Gianni Schicchi) and ensemble in Gianni Schicchi © James Glossop

Glasgow

Sir David McVicar's new Trittico a triumph for Scottish Opera

By David Smythe, 11 March 2023

Scottish Opera’s 60th birthday present proves a triumph, with outstanding singing from Karen Cargill, Sunyoung Seo, Viktor Antipenko and Roland Wood.

*****

*****

Glasgow

11 Mar 2023

Sir David McVicar's new Trittico a triumph for Scottish Opera

By David Smythe

London

Renaud Wiser has the weight of Rambert behind him

By Catherine Sutherland, 6 December 2013

Budding young choreographer and ex-Rambert dancer Renaud Wiser presents two dynamic, experimental pieces, his choreography bearing the hallmark of his dancing experience. Catherine Sutherland reviews the world première of Metropolis at Rich Mix.

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***11

London

6 Dec 2013

Première of Renaud Wiser's Metropolis

By Catherine Sutherland

Lisette Oropesa (Maria Stuarda) © Javier del Real | Teatro Real

Madrid

Una Maria Stuarda clásica brilla a través de un gran elenco en el Teatro Real

By Leonardo Mattana Ereño, 14 December 2024

Maria Stuarda, bajo la dirección de McVicar y Pérez-Sierra, resultó ser una representación redonda, con gran sentido del espectáculo y un equilibrio que situa al canto en el centro de la misma.

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Madrid

14 Dec 2024

Maria Stuarda brilla a través de un gran elenco en el Teatro Real

By Leonardo Mattana Ereño