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Jenny Stafford (Manon) and Aiden Edwards (Lescaut) © Richard Hubert Smith

English Touring Opera opens spring tour with an off-the-wall Manon Lescaut

By Mark Valencia, 24 February 2024

Jude Christian's indulgent reinvention of Puccini's opera does not serve English Touring Opera well as it embarks on its spring tour.

**111

**111

London

24 Feb 2024

ETO opens spring tour with an off-the-wall Manon Lescaut

By Mark Valencia

Jessica Cale, Keith Pun, Sandeep Gurrapadi, Zahid Siddiqui, Amy J Payne © Richard Hubert Smith

Vivid Monteverdi: The Coronation of Poppea from English Touring Opera

By Mark Valencia, 27 October 2023

Harmonious images and geometric designs frame an effective staging and well sung performance of Monteverdi's last opera.

****1

****1

Snape

27 Oct 2023

Vivid Monteverdi: The Coronation of Poppea from ETO

By Mark Valencia

George Arvidson (Edward Brittain) and Audrey Brisson (Vera Brittain) © Genevieve Girling

From the ballroom to the trenches: The Land of Might-Have-Been in Buxton

By Sarah Noble, 15 July 2023

Setting the life of Vera Brittain to the music of Ivor Novello, Buxton Festival's new musical is a welcome if overambitious showcase for them both.

***11

***11

Buxton

15 Jul 2023

From the ballroom to the trenches: The Land of Might-Have-Been

By Sarah Noble