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Tavener’s Krishna fails to convince in world premiere at Grange Park Opera

By Nick Boston, 04 June 2026

John Tavener’s “mystical pantomime” proves a disappointment, despite strong performances from singers and orchestra in David Pountney’s production.

***11

***11

West Horsley

04 Jun 2026

Tavener’s Krishna fails to convince in world premiere

By Nick Boston

John Findon (Peter Grimes) © James Glossop

Leeds

John Findon triumphs in the return of Opera North’s Peter Grimes

By Richard Wilcocks, 13 February 2026

Benjamin Britten’s dark masterpiece Peter Grimes returns triumphantly to Opera North, conducted by Gary Walker and revived by Karolina Sofulak and Tim Claydon.

*****

*****

Leeds

13 Feb 2026

John Findon triumphs in the return of Opera North’s Peter Grimes

By Richard Wilcocks

Snape

English Touring Opera put Rossini’s La Cenerentola in a museum

By Mark Valencia, 28 October 2023

Rossini's take on the Cinderella story is bright, buoyant, witty, well sung, if ending on a sour directorial note.

***11

***11

Snape

28 Oct 2023

English Touring Opera put Rossini's Cenerentola in a museum

By Mark Valencia

Julia Sitkovetsky (Queen of the Night) © Craig Fuller

Birmingham

WNO’s abstract Magic Flute proves more contemporary than cohesive

By Robert Gainer, 03 May 2023

WNO delivers a well-performed production of Mozart’s Magic Flute with some fresh ideas, but other which dilute it.

***11

***11

Birmingham

03 May 2023

WNO’s abstract Magic Flute proves more contemporary than cohesive

By Robert Gainer

James Hall (Ottone) © Richard Hubert Smith

London

Emerging from the gloom: Handel's Ottone revived by ETO in Hackney

By Mark Valencia, 01 October 2022

A revival of James Conway's staging of Ottone launches English Touring Opera's autumn season of three Handel operas.

***11

***11

London

01 Oct 2022

Emerging from the gloom: Handel's Ottone revived by ETO in Hackney

By Mark Valencia

London

A sparkling Seraglio from English Touring Opera

By Benjamin Poore, 04 October 2019

English Touring Opera open their autumn season with the first of two Singspiels.

****1

****1

London

04 Oct 2019

A sparkling Seraglio from English Touring Opera

By Benjamin Poore

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

***11

Glyndebourne

01 Mar 2019

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

By Nick Boston

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.

***11

***11

Snape

31 Mar 2018

Handel's Theodora at Snape

By Mark Valencia

Moreton-in-Marsh

Simplicity in Longborough's Orfeo ed Euridice

By Clive Peacock, 01 August 2017

Gluck sought simplicity; Longborough Festival Opera delivers simplicity with a most enjoyable and engaging production of Orfeo

****1

****1

Moreton-in-Marsh

01 Aug 2017

Simplicity in Longborough's Orfeo ed Euridice

By Clive Peacock

Moreton-in-Marsh

Pain and purity: Janáček's Jenůfa at Longborough

By Charlotte Valori, 16 July 2016

Jenůfa unfurls with chilling intensity at Longborough with the talented Lee Bisset in the title role.

*****

*****

Moreton-in-Marsh

16 Jul 2016

Pain and purity: Janáček's Jenůfa

By Charlotte Valori