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Leeds

A joyous, green Falstaff opens Opera North's season

By Richard Wilcocks, 28 September 2023

Upcycled and recycled, a green production of Verdi's final opera is directed by Olivia Fuchs.

*****

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Leeds

28 Sep 2023

A joyous, green Falstaff opens Opera North's season

By Richard Wilcocks

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High Wycombe

Send in the Clowns: Garsington's Bartered Bride returns

By Roy Westbrook, 30 June 2023

Paul Curran’s 2019 production is revived with some flair by Rosie Purdie, with a fine cast led by Pumeza Matshikiza.

****1

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High Wycombe

30 Jun 2023

Send in the Clowns: Garsington's Bartered Bride returns

By Roy Westbrook

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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.

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*****

Glasgow

11 Mar 2023

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

By David Smythe

Edinburgh

Scottish Opera’s Falstaff delights at the Edinburgh International Festival

By David Smythe, 08 August 2021

David McVicar’s Jacobean-inspired production is a true delight, a finely sung production led by Roland Wood as Verdi's fat knight.

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Edinburgh

08 Aug 2021

Scottish Opera’s Falstaff delights at the EIF

By David Smythe

Alresford

Matrimonial mayhem: Le nozze di Figaro at The Grange Festival

By Dominic Lowe, 06 June 2019

Lloyd-Evans' new production of Mozart's classic might be traditional, but there's no lack of astuteness in his direction of his characters. Problems in the pit hinder an otherwise strong musical performance.

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Alresford

06 Jun 2019

Matrimonial mayhem: Le nozze di Figaro at The Grange Festival

By Dominic Lowe

Glyndebourne

Community Chorus is star of the show in Glyndebourne's Agreed

By Nick Boston, 01 March 2019

Impressive performances from a 75-strong community chorus in a watery tale of love, loss and divided lands at Glyndebourne.

***11

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Glyndebourne

01 Mar 2019

Community Chorus is star of the show in Glyndebourne's Agreed

By Nick Boston

London

A tale of many Tchaikovskys: Herheim's The Queen of Spades at The Royal Opera

By David Karlin, 13 January 2019

Herheim places the composer at the centre of his opera in a staging that's clever and erudite but somewhat cold; musical performances are mixed.

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***11

London

13 Jan 2019

A tale of many Tchaikovskys: The Queen of Spades at ROH

By David Karlin

High Wycombe

Shivers up and down the spine: David Sawer's The Skating Rink at Garsington

By Charlotte Valori, 05 July 2018

Tough, thrilling, ambitious and new: The Skating Rink is an exciting new major commission by Garsington, and its world première delivered on every level.

*****

*****

High Wycombe

05 Jul 2018

The Skating Rink: Shivers up and down the spine

By Charlotte Valori

Glyndebourne

“Or not to be”: dislocated Shakespeare as Brett Dean’s Hamlet is revived for Glyndebourne’s tour

By Mark Pullinger, 21 October 2017

A restless score, a stylish modern setting and gripping central performances from David Butt Philip (trading Laertes at the festival for the title role here) and Jennifer France (Ophelia) do much to commend this new work

***11

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Glyndebourne

21 Oct 2017

“Or not to be”: Hamlet revived for Glyndebourne’s tour

By Mark Pullinger

London

Verismo with a capital V: Zazà at Opera Holland Park

By David Karlin, 18 July 2017

A convincing outing for Leoncavallo's rarely performed tale of adultery, populated by characters who are flesh and blood and are immediately recognisable today.

****1

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London

18 Jul 2017

Verismo with a capital V: Zazà at Opera Holland Park

By David Karlin

High Wycombe

Natalya Romaniw's Tatyana the star of a stylish Eugene Onegin at Garsington

By Mark Pullinger, 03 June 2016

Michael Boyd's stylish new production is broadly traditional, apart from beyond-the-grave appearances by Lensky.

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High Wycombe

03 Jun 2016

A stylish Eugene Onegin at Garsington

By Mark Pullinger

London

Matthew Rose the driving force in Mendelssohn's Elijah

By Emily Owen, 22 March 2014

A triumphant Elijah as Edward Gardner conducts the Blackheath Halls Chorus and Orchestra, joined by Matthew Rose, Ailish Tynan, Robert Murray and Louise Winter and young singers from Trinity Laban.

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London

22 Mar 2014

Matthew Rose the driving force in Mendelssohn's Elijah

By Emily Owen

London

Ding, dong, the Sphinx is dead: Greek at ROH Linbury

By Charlotte Valori, 21 October 2013

Greek packs a punch. Especially in Music Theatre Wales’ simple production, here at the Royal Opera House Linbury Studio Theatre. Mark-Antony Turnage’s music brings Steven Berkoff’s play to life.

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London

21 Oct 2013

Music Theatre Wales: Greek

By Charlotte Valori

Basingstoke

A must-see revival of Turnage's Greek

By Andrew Benson-Wilson, 21 September 2011

Combining Steven Berkoff’s brutally in-yer-face libretto with the gutsy music of Mark-Anthony Turnage was bound to be an explosive mix. The result was Greek, Turnage’s first opera (or, more accurately, Singspiel), first performed in 1988 and now given an inspiring new airing from Music Theatre Wales. Berkoff’s text was adapted from his own play, based on the Oedipus myth.

*****

*****

Basingstoke

21 Sep 2011

A must-see revival of Turnage's Greek

By Andrew Benson-Wilson

Buxton

"Greek" - An Anti-Opera

By Max Woods, 25 July 2011

When is an opera not an opera? Some would answer this question with “when it’s a musical”, but such a response says more about our own preconceptions of what opera and musical theatre represent than it does about the works themselves.

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*****

Buxton

25 Jul 2011

"Greek" - An Anti-Opera

By Max Woods