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![Opera North's performance of Fidelio in Leeds Town Hall © Richard H Smith]( "Opera North's performance of Fidelio in Leeds Town Hall © Richard H Smith")
Leeds12 Dec 2020Beethoven's Fidelio as fervent prayer in Leeds![Michael Volle (Boris Godunov) and Spencer Lang (Holy Fool) © Monika Rittershaus]( "Michael Volle (Boris Godunov) and Spencer Lang (Holy Fool) © Monika Rittershaus")
Zürich22 Sep 2020Technology to the rescue in Zurich's new staging of Boris Godunov![Nadine Sierra (Susanna), Adam Plachetka (Count Almaviva) and Susanna Phillips (Countess Almaviva) © Marty Sohl | Met Opera]( "Nadine Sierra (Susanna), Adam Plachetka (Count Almaviva) and Susanna Phillips (Countess Almaviva) © Marty Sohl | Met Opera")
New York City17 Nov 2019Met Opera revives Le nozze di Figaro with musical style![Erwin Schrott (Don Giovanni) © ROH | Mark Douet]( "Erwin Schrott (Don Giovanni) © ROH | Mark Douet")
London18 Sep 2019Highway to Hell: Don Giovanni returns to Covent Garden![Björn Bürger (Papageno) and Sofia Fomina (Pamina) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. | Bill Cooper]( "Björn Bürger (Papageno) and Sofia Fomina (Pamina) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. | Bill Cooper")
Glyndebourne19 Jul 2019Die Zauberflöte at Glyndebourne: a mixed bag of paper cut-outs![Jacques Imbrailo (Billy Budd) © ROH | Catherine Ashmore]( "Jacques Imbrailo (Billy Budd) © ROH | Catherine Ashmore")
London24 Apr 2019Billy Budd finally drops anchor again at The Royal Opera![Thomas Oliemans (Papageno) © Donald Cooper]( "Thomas Oliemans (Papageno) © Donald Cooper")
London16 Mar 2019Simon McBurney's Magic Flute makes a joyous return to ENO![Bryn Terfel (Sweeney Todd) and Barry Banks (Pirelli) © Monika Rittershaus]( "Bryn Terfel (Sweeney Todd) and Barry Banks (Pirelli) © Monika Rittershaus")
Zürich11 Dec 2018Sweeney Todd: Zurich ventures into a bloody musical![Ashley Riches and Louise Alder © BBC | Jamie Simonds]( "Ashley Riches and Louise Alder © BBC | Jamie Simonds")
London11 Nov 2018The Silver Tassie makes a triumphant return![Omer Meir Wellber © Wilfried Hösl]( "Omer Meir Wellber © Wilfried Hösl")
Manchester08 Oct 2018Wellber launches a new era for the BBC Phil![Stefan Vinke (Siegfried), Gerhard Siegel (Mime) © ROH 2018 | Bill Cooper]( "Stefan Vinke (Siegfried), Gerhard Siegel (Mime) © ROH 2018 | Bill Cooper")
London30 Sep 2018A fantastic tale, an outstanding cast: Siegfried at ROH![Lauren Fagan, Angela Simkin, Christina Bock, Johannes Martin Kränzle © ROH 2018 | Bill Cooper]( "Lauren Fagan, Angela Simkin, Christina Bock, Johannes Martin Kränzle © ROH 2018 | Bill Cooper")
London25 Sep 2018The assault on Valhalla begins: Das Rheingold at ROH![Christina Gansch (Mélisande) and John Chest (Pelléas) © BBC | Chris Christodoulou]( "Christina Gansch (Mélisande) and John Chest (Pelléas) © BBC | Chris Christodoulou")
London19 Jul 2018Glyndebourne's baffling Pélleas et Mélisande at the Proms![John Chest (Pelléas) and Christina Gansch (Mélisande) © Richard Hubert Smith]( "John Chest (Pelléas) and Christina Gansch (Mélisande) © Richard Hubert Smith")
Glyndebourne01 Jul 2018An enigmatic Pelléas et Mélisande at Glyndebourne![Rachel Willis-Sørensen (The Marschallin) © Robert Workman | Glyndebourne Festival 2018]( "Rachel Willis-Sørensen (The Marschallin) © Robert Workman | Glyndebourne Festival 2018")
Glyndebourne21 May 2018Seriously funny: Glyndebourne's Rosenkavalier![Toby Spence (Gandhi), ENO chorus © Donald Cooper]( "Toby Spence (Gandhi), ENO chorus © Donald Cooper")
London08 Feb 2018A persistent meditative state: Satyagraha at ENO![Matthias Goerne and Michelle DeYoung © Simon Jay Price]( "Matthias Goerne and Michelle DeYoung © Simon Jay Price")
London28 Jan 2018A topsy-turvy Rheingold in concert from Jurowski and the LPO![Latonia Moore (Aida) © Tristram Kenton]( "Latonia Moore (Aida) © Tristram Kenton")
London29 Sep 2017Billowing silk, blue hair: an evocative ENO Aida![Michel de Souza (Ping), Pavel Petrov (Pong), Hibla Gerzmava (Liù) and Aled Hall (Pang) © Tristram Kenton | ROH]( "Michel de Souza (Ping), Pavel Petrov (Pong), Hibla Gerzmava (Liù) and Aled Hall (Pang) © Tristram Kenton | ROH")
London07 Jul 2017Spectacular riddles: Serban's Turandot returns to Covent Garden![Roderick Williams (Billy Budd) © Sam Murray-Sutton]( "Roderick Williams (Billy Budd) © Sam Murray-Sutton")
Snape25 Jun 2017A buoyant revival of Billy Budd![Louise Alder (Sophie Von Faninal) and Lucia Cervoni (Octavian) © Bill Cooper]( "Louise Alder (Sophie Von Faninal) and Lucia Cervoni (Octavian) © Bill Cooper")
Cardiff06 Jun 2017Sumptuous performances from WNO in Der Rosenkavalier![John Adams takes a bow after conducting his opera, ‘Dr Atomic’ © BBC | Mark Allan]( "John Adams takes a bow after conducting his opera, ‘Dr Atomic’ © BBC | Mark Allan")
London26 Apr 2017Death, destroyer of worlds- Madrid06 Feb 2017Warner's new Billy Budd sets a new standard in Madrid
- New York City15 Nov 2016Netrebko overcomes flawed Manon Lescaut at the Met
- London13 Sep 2016Sonya Yoncheva's Norma scorches Covent Garden
- London08 Jun 2016OAE celebrates in style with Weber’s Der Freischütz
- High Wycombe04 Jun 2016A stylish Eugene Onegin at Garsington
- Zürich09 May 2016Tcherniakov's Pelléas et Mélisande in Zurich
- New York City14 Feb 2016Work in progress: Met’s Manon Lescaut
- Chicago03 Nov 2015A Wozzeck of few concessions at the Lyric
- Chicago28 Sep 2015A dazzling new Figaro at the Lyric Opera
- Port Isaac09 Aug 2015Boris Godunov with a star British cast wows St Endellion
- Aix-en-Provence06 Jul 2015Robert Carsen's legendary Dream returns to Aix
- New York City03 May 2015The Rake’s Progress: neoclassical whimsy at The Met
- Amsterdam05 Mar 2015Polished stagecraft still wields its magic
- Glasgow25 Jan 2015Inés de Castro: shocking and unmissable
- London05 Nov 2014Opera Rara: Donizetti's Les Martyrs a revelation
- London13 Sep 2014Rigoletto in need of a shot of espresso
- London08 Aug 2014Electrifying Oedipus Rex at the Proms
- London01 Aug 2014BBC Singers dazzle in Strauss' Deutsche Motette in Prom 19
- Vienna23 Jun 2014Vaudeville and shadow puppets: Die Zauberflöte
- London09 Apr 2014A wonderful Dream of Gerontius with the BBC Symphony Orhcestra and Sir Andrew Davis
- New York City10 Feb 2014Glyndebourne at BAM: Billy Budd
- London20 Dec 2013Opera Rara: Fantasio
- Vienna22 Nov 2013Vienna Staatsoper: Zauberflöte
- London30 Sep 2013Skelton excels in a brilliant Peter Grimes with the LPO at The Rest is Noise
- London29 Aug 2013Prom 60: Glyndebourne's Billy Budd silences the Albert Hall
- Glyndebourne11 Aug 2013Flawless tragedy, almost unbearable: Billy Budd at Glyndebourne
- London04 Jul 2013Elizabethana I and II: Britten's Gloriana at Covent Garden
- London17 Apr 2013Die Zauberflöte at Covent Garden
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