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Irene’s "Bane of virtue" was the first moment at which a singer’s performance met the measure of the work.

Timothy Edlin was a superb ass, first among six equals, in Liam Steel's production. 

The Royal College of Music's first opera of the season, The Cunning Little Vixen has some excellent singing and first-class playing from the student orchestra.

An impressive display of singing technique isn't enough to make RCM's Ariodante connect with hearts and minds.

An energetic performance of Johann Strauss' Die Fledermaus, showcased both the work and some very fine young singers.

The laughs keep on coming in Liam Steel's glorious 1950s Albert Herring in an English village where pretensions rise as morals decay, while Nick Pritchard shines as our modest eponymous hero.