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Aimee Kearney (Zerlina) and Jolyon Loy (Don Giovanni © Frances Marshall

A witty hotel Don Giovanni opens Blackwater Valley Festival

By Andrew Larkin, 27 May 2026

Tom Creed’s witty production at Lismore Castle delivers strong singing, sharp comedy and lively orchestral playing, even if the opera’s darker supernatural edges are somewhat diminished.

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Lismore

27 May 2026

A witty hotel Don Giovanni opens Blackwater Valley Festival

By Andrew Larkin

Sir Simon Keenlyside (Simon Boccanegra) © Marc Brenner

West Horsley

Pountney’s vivid Simon Boccanegra finds a welcome new home at the Theatre in the Woods

By Mark Pullinger, 05 June 2025

Sir David Pountney's 1997 staging for Welsh National Opera is given a welcome new lease of life at Grange Park Opera, splendidly cast... with one major exception.

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West Horsley

05 Jun 2025

Pountney’s vivid Simon Boccanegra at Grange Park Opera

By Mark Pullinger

London

ENO gives Thea Musgrave's Mary, Queen of Scots a worthy performance

By Nick Boston, 15 February 2025

Musgrave's powerful depiction of a powerful woman at the mercy of male manipulation receives a strong staging from at ENO.

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London

15 Feb 2025

ENO gives Thea Musgrave's Mary, Queen of Scots a worthy performance

By Nick Boston

Christian Joel (Orlando) and Jolyon Loy (Zoroastro) © David J King

Buxton

Method without madness: an intriguing Orlando at Buxton Festival

By Sarah Noble, 10 July 2023

Liberata Collective reveals the intricate language of Baroque gesture in a staging of one of Handel's most inventive operas.

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Buxton

10 Jul 2023

Method without madness: an intriguing Orlando at Buxton Festival

By Sarah Noble

Anne Marie Stanley (Lucretia) and Carolyn Holt (Bianca) © ROH | Camilla Greenwell

London

On the edge of tragedy: The Rape of Lucretia at the Linbury Theatre

By Dominic Lowe, 13 November 2022

Oliver Mears' new production of Britten's chamber opera is a visceral reflection on tyranny and sexual violence.

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London

13 Nov 2022

On the edge of tragedy: The Rape of Lucretia at the Linbury Theatre

By Dominic Lowe

Chalfont St Giles

Vache Baroque Festival opens with a fine Dido and Aeneas in stunning surroundings

By David Karlin, 04 September 2020

Purcell's counterpoint is beautifully sung by a young cast to inaugurate England's latest country house opera venue.

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Chalfont St Giles

04 Sep 2020

Vache Baroque opens with a fine Dido and Aeneas

By David Karlin

Glasgow

The Rape of Lucretia: a shockingly powerful take at RCS

By David Smythe, 18 January 2020

Jack Furness’ production packs a shocking punch in Glasgow with a tightly sung ensemble of singers and a taut chamber band under conductor Lionel Friend.

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Glasgow

18 Jan 2020

The Rape of Lucretia: a shockingly powerful take at RCS

By David Smythe

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

Reality TV Dido and Aeneas finds resonance with Trouble in Tahiti at RCS

By David Smythe, 02 March 2019

In the unlikeliest of pairings at RCS, Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas finds resonance with Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti, delivered with spirited commitment.

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Glasgow

02 Mar 2019

Dido and Aeneas and Trouble in Tahiti at RCS

By David Smythe

Snape

Handel's Theodora: Christian Curnyn conducts the Britten-Pears Young Artists at Snape

By Mark Valencia, 31 March 2018

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

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Snape

31 Mar 2018

Handel's Theodora at Snape

By Mark Valencia