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Elin Pritchard a sensational Manon Lescaut at The Grange Festival

By Dominic Lowe, 26 June 2021

In a new production at The Grange Festival, Elin Pritchard's performance of Puccini's titular heroine in this 1940s-era update is a tour de force.

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Alresford

26 Jun 2021

Elin Pritchard a sensational Manon Lescaut at The Grange Festival

By Dominic Lowe

Glasgow

Dead Man Walking receives thrilling UK staged premiere at RCS

By David Smythe, 20 May 2019

Dead Man Walking receives its UK stages premiere at RCS with two barnstorming central performances and a huge cast. Conductor James Holmes brought this modern American classic to passionate life.

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Glasgow

20 May 2019

Dead Man Walking receives thrilling UK staged premiere at RCS

By David Smythe

Glasgow

A vibrant Street Scene from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

By David Smythe, 19 May 2018

Weill’s New York Street Scene is a successful ensemble end of year piece for the students of RCS, ably directed by Alexandra Spencer-Jones, Robert Houssart conducting with the orchestra on top form.

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Glasgow

19 May 2018

A vibrant Street Scene in Glasgow

By David Smythe

Buxton

Fresh peaches of temptation: Britten's Albert Herring at Buxton

By Charlotte Valori, 08 July 2017

A period-perfect Albert Herring from Francis Matthews for Buxton International Festival takes time to settle into its stride, but provides plenty of laughs along the way.

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Buxton

08 Jul 2017

Fresh peaches of temptation

By Charlotte Valori

Glasgow

Handel’s Agrippina in a swinging 60s production at RCS

By David Smythe, 21 January 2017

The early Handel opera Agrippina is given a rare and playful outing at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with clear Italian singing, joyous Baroque playing and lively stage production.

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Glasgow

21 Jan 2017

Handel’s Agrippina in a swinging 60s production

By David Smythe

Santa Fe

Santa Fe Rigoletto offers a gimmick-free Mantua where vocal authority rules

By Michael Wade Simpson, 04 July 2015

Quinn Kelsey's Rigoletto is commanding, emotional and complex. His bass-baritone has all the qualities you could ask for – darkness and light.

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Santa Fe

04 Jul 2015

Santa Fe Rigoletto offers a gimmick-free Mantua

By Michael Wade Simpson

London

Blue lips and beards: The Rake's Progress at the Royal Academy of Music

By Richard Milne, 16 March 2015

Does the devil get the best tunes? Nick Shadow steals the show in the Royal Academy's production of The Rake's Progress.

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London

16 Mar 2015

Blue lips and beards: The Rake's Progress

By Richard Milne