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Timothy Nelson (Onegin) and Galina Averina (Tatyana) © Allan Titmuss

Eugene Onegin on the road: Wild Arts plays Opera Holland Park

By Mark Pullinger, 14 August 2025

Tchaikovsky stipulated that a staging of Eugene Onegin need not be lavish but should be kept in period. He would have been satisfied with the results here.

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London

14 Aug 2025

Eugene Onegin on the road: Wild Arts plays Opera Holland Park

By Mark Pullinger

Alys Mererid Roberts © Richard Hubert Smith

London

A tender Shakespeare-inspired curio from English Touring Opera

By Susannah Moody, 15 February 2025

ETO kicks off its spring season with What Dreams May Come, a strange and moving staging of songs inspired by William Shakespeare.

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London

15 Feb 2025

A tender Shakespeare-inspired curio from English Touring Opera

By Susannah Moody

Glyndebourne

Merriment aplenty in Cal McCrystal's Merry Widow at Glyndebourne

By Dominic Lowe, 09 June 2024

Glyndebourne's new production of Lehár's greatest work is interpreted with his customary flair and fun by Cal McCrystal.

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Glyndebourne

09 Jun 2024

Merriment aplenty in Cal McCrystal's Merry Widow at Glyndebourne

By Dominic Lowe

Glasgow

Superb ensemble from the RCS Opera Students in Die Dreigroschenoper in Glasgow

By David Smythe, 29 February 2020

A heartfelt performance of Die Dreigroschenoper from the RSC Opera students in Glasgow, Caroline Clegg directing a tight ensemble and Philip White conducting a sprightly band.

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Glasgow

29 Feb 2020

Superb ensemble from the RCS Opera Students in Die Dreigroschenoper

By David Smythe