En direct, Vidéo: Rechercher des critiques de musique classique, opéra et ballet | Alexandra Zabala

Opera North's Aida, directed by Annabel Arden and conducted by Sir Richard Armstrong in Leeds Town Hall, is a welcome radical interpretation in the spirit of the times. 

The director presents the story clearly enough, but apart from that, there is not much going for this production.

Verdi’s Macbeth, performed at the first Edinburgh International Festival returns for its 70th anniversary in Emma Dante’s sumptuous new production from the Teatro Regino Torino under Gianandrea Noseda.

Elena Barbalich's mis-en-scene for Le nozze di Figaro in Turin seemed a swirling game of Chinese boxes, but the vocal performances were full of vitality.