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Monte-Carlo

23 févr. 2020

Street Scene à Monte-Carlo : une séduisante East Side Story

Par Manon Decroix

Sangeun Lee (Sugar Plum Fairy), Gareth Haw (Cavalier) and English National Ballet dancers © Photography by ASH

Candy-crazed: English National Ballet’s sweet-toothed Nutcracker returns

Par Mark Pullinger, 11 décembre 2025

Returning for its first anniversary, Arielle Smith and Aaron S Watkin’s Nutcracker for English National Ballet remains a feast for hungry eyes, despite its flaws.

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Londres

11 déc. 2025

Candy-crazed: ENB’s sweet-toothed Nutcracker returns

Par Mark Pullinger

Yui Yonezawa as Giselle and Shun Izawa as Albrecht in Miyako Yoshida's Giselle © Tristram Kenton

National Ballet of Japan’s Giselle: a triumphant London debut

Par Graham Watts, 24 juillet 2025

National Ballet of Japan offer a 21st-century remake of this 19th-century Romantic classic with impeccable performances.

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Londres

24 juil. 2025

National Ballet of Japan’s Giselle: a triumphant London debut

Par Graham Watts

Ayako Ono as Giselle and Yudai Fukuoka as Albrecht in Giselle © Kiyonori Hasegawa

National Ballet of Japan's revival of Giselle: a dramatic return

Par Naomi Mori, 10 avril 2025

National Ballet of Japan has revived their production of Giselle, ahead of their tour to the Royal Opera House in London, replicating the triumphant success it had in 2022.

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Tokyo

10 avril 2025

National Ballet of Japan's revival of Giselle: a dramatic return

Par Naomi Mori

Risako Ikeda as the Firebird and Takuro Watanabe as Prince Ivan in The Firebird © Takashi Shikama

National Ballet of Japan’s new triple bill is full of bold challenges

Par Naomi Mori, 15 mars 2025

While National Ballet of Japan’s latest triple bill presents many challenges, one hopes these valuable masterpieces will be revived, enabling the company to develop its virtuosity and artistry.

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Tokyo

15 mars 2025

National Ballet of Japan’s new triple bill is full of bold challenges

Par Naomi Mori

Birmingham Royal Ballet in Sir Peter Wright's The Nutcracker © Andrew Ross

Birmingham Royal Ballet enchants in Peter Wright's The Nutcracker

Par Deborah Weiss, 29 décembre 2024

The Royal Albert Hall turns out to be a wonderful venue for Birmingham Royal Ballet's transporting Nutcracker.

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Londres

29 déc. 2024

Birmingham Royal Ballet enchants in Peter Wright's The Nutcracker

Par Deborah Weiss

Ivana Bueno as Clara and Francesco Gabriele Frola as the Nutcracker Prince in Nutcracker © Johan Persson

ENB's new Nutcracker more than satiates an acute sugar craving

Par Graham Watts, 12 décembre 2024

A long-awaited new production of ENB's perennial seasonal classic is a visual feast.

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Londres

12 déc. 2024

ENB's new Nutcracker more than satiates an acute sugar craving

Par Graham Watts

National Ballet of Japan in the Cave of Riches in David Bintley's Aladdin © Takashi Shikama

David Bintley's Aladdin: a beloved production returns to Tokyo

Par Naomi Mori, 14 juin 2024

National Ballet of Japan has revived Sir David Bintley’s Aladdin for the first time in five years and it shows how the company has developed since the premiere in 2008.

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Tokyo

14 juin 2024

David Bintley's Aladdin: a beloved production returns to Tokyo

Par Naomi Mori

Andreas Schager (Otello) und Nicole Car (Desdemona) © Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn

Ein kraftstrotzender Otello an der Wiener Staatsoper

Par Isabella Steppan, 16 mai 2024

Nicht mit der feinsten Klinge unterwegs, aber dennoch beeindruckend, war Andreas Schager in seinem Wiener Otello-Debüt.

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Vienne

16 mai 2024

Ein kraftstrotzender Otello an der Wiener Staatsoper

Par Isabella Steppan

Jonas Kaufmann (Otello) and Ludovic Tézier (Iago) © Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn

A satisfying Otello starring Jonas Kaufmann at the Wiener Staatsoper

Par Ako Imamura, 25 octobre 2023

A revival of Adrian Noble’s abstract and dark production of Verdi’s Otello fields a strong cast led by Jonas Kaufmann, Ludovic Tézier and Rachel Willis-Sørensen.

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Vienne

25 oct. 2023

A satisfying Otello starring Jonas Kaufmann at the Wiener Staatsoper

Par Ako Imamura

Samantha Clarke, Nicholas Lester (Guglielmo), Kitty Whately and Alessandro Fisher (Ferrando) © Craig Fuller

Alresford

A stylish Così fan tutte at The Grange Festival

Par David Truslove, 16 juin 2023

Entertainment ideal for country house opera-goers, enhanced by some fine singing and excellent playing from the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

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Alresford

16 juin 2023

A stylish Così fan tutte at The Grange Festival

Par David Truslove

Alfred Kim (Mao), Leigh Melrose (Nixon),Sandra Ferrández, Gemma Coma-Alabert and Ekaterina Antípova © Teatro Real | Javier del Real

Madrid

Illuminating history-makers: Nixon in China lands at Teatro Real in Madrid

Par David Karlin, 17 avril 2023

John Adams’ opera about Richard Nixon’s historic meeting with Mao Tse-Tung is performed with all round excellence, with a real find on the podium in the shape of Olivia Lee-Gunderman.

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Madrid

17 avril 2023

Illuminating history-makers: Nixon in China lands in Madrid

Par David Karlin

Kosuke Okumura (Albrecht) and Ayako Ono (Giselle) © Takashi Shikama

A spellbinding new Giselle for the National Ballet of Japan

Par Naomi Mori, 21 octobre 2022

NBJ's season opens with a successful new production of the 19th-century classic Giselle, directed by Miyako Yoshida and choreographed by Alastair Marriott.

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Tokyo

21 oct. 2022

A spellbinding new Giselle for the National Ballet of Japan

Par Naomi Mori

Utopia, Limited proves surprisingly timely in rare Scottish Opera revival

Par David Smythe, 20 octobre 2021

A semi-staged concert that boasts strong musical performances and appealing production values makes a spirited case for reappraising Gilbert and Sullivan's penultimate collaboration.

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Glasgow

20 oct. 2021

Scottish Opera revives Gilbert and Sullivan's timely Utopia, Limited

Par David Smythe

Scottish Opera's spectacular Gondoliers bump starts its new season

Par David Smythe, 16 octobre 2021

Stuart Maunder directs a lavishly costumed cast, Derek Clark conducts fine playing and singing and Isabel Baquero’s choreography sparkles.

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Glasgow

16 oct. 2021

Scottish Opera's spectacular Gondoliers bump starts its new season

Par David Smythe

Stylish, powerful Nixon in China from Scottish Opera

Par David Smythe, 22 février 2020

Scottish Opera’s Nixon in China in a stylish, living history production from John Fulljames, with strong performances across the board, Joana Carneiro stoking the fires in the pit.

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Glasgow

22 févr. 2020

Stylish, powerful Nixon in China from Scottish Opera

Par David Smythe

Otello an der Wiener Staatsoper in beeindruckender Besetzung

Par Snapdragon, 28 janvier 2020

Stephen Gould und Krassimira Stoyanova triumphieren in einer unaufregenden Wohlfühlinszenierung von Adrian Noble.

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Vienne

28 janv. 2020

Otello an der Wiener Staatsoper in beeindruckender Besetzung

Par Snapdragon

Mistrust, rage and colonialism: Adrian Noble’s new Otello at the Wiener Staatsoper

Par Chanda VanderHart, 20 juin 2019

During the “Salce” and “Ave Maria” in Act Four Bezsmertna turned this to magical effect, thinning out and floating her shimmering soprano into gossamer threads.

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Vienne

20 juin 2019

Mistrust, rage and colonialism: Otello at the Staatsoper

Par Chanda VanderHart

New York

The Pearl Fishers: a lackluster evening at The Met

Par Ako Imamura, 17 novembre 2018

The second performance of the Met's Pearl Fishers saw one of the leads withdraw mid-performance again. A welcome performance by young baritone Alexander Birch Elliott could not rescue the evening.

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New York

17 nov. 2018

The Pearl Fishers: a lackluster evening at The Met

Par Ako Imamura

Madrid

A marble and a star: a vivid Street Scene at the Teatro Real

Par Fernando Remiro, 14 février 2018

Weill's neglected "American Opera" opens in Madrid with a refurbished production by John Fulljames and a strong cast led by Patricia Racette.

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Madrid

14 févr. 2018

A vivid Street Scene at the Teatro Real

Par Fernando Remiro

Birmingham Royal Ballet brings Aladdin to London

Par Graham Watts, 31 octobre 2017

All the creative contributions of direction, choeography, designs and music come together to achieve a stirring ballet that tells a familar story with great clarity

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Londres

31 oct. 2017

BRB: Aladdin

Par Graham Watts

Los Angeles

Fishing for pearls: LA Opera's second attempt at Bizet proves a charmer

Par Laurence Vittes, 07 octobre 2017

The casting was something special. Each of the principals was fun to watch, magnificent to listen to, believable in every gesture, look and touch.

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Los Angeles

07 oct. 2017

Fishing for pearls in Los Angeles

Par Laurence Vittes

Alresford

Grange Festival delivers an engaging Mansfield Park by Jonathan Dove

Par David Truslove, 16 septembre 2017

A newly-orchestrated version of Jonathan Dove’s chamber opera drew some impressive performances from Heritage Opera in this pared-down adaption of Jane Austen’s third novel.

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Alresford

16 sept. 2017

Grange Festival delivers an engaging Mansfield Park by Jonathan Dove

Par David Truslove

Slow to ignite: tepid revival of Bizet’s Pearl Fishers at ENO

Par Mark Pullinger, 19 octobre 2016

Penny Woolcock's shanty town production continues to improve with each outing. This time, ENO has found singers who can negotiate the vocal challenges more naturally.

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Londres

19 oct. 2016

Slow to ignite: Bizet’s Pearl Fishers at ENO

Par Mark Pullinger

Scottish Opera’s Mikado: A Victorian variety show on Japanese Night

Par David Smythe, 07 mai 2016

Martin Lloyd Evans returns to Scottish Opera direct a visually rich and lively Mikado. Richard Suart is a veteran Ko-Ko with no-one safe from his Little List as it changes for every performance.

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Glasgow

07 mai 2016

A Victorian variety show on Japanese Night

Par David Smythe

Manchester

Inspirational: Bach's St Matthew Passion takes to Manchester's streets

Par Imogen Phoebe Webb, 25 mars 2016

Under the baton of Harry Christophers and direction of Penny Woolcock, Streetwise Opera, The Sixteen, Sixteen Orchestra, backed by a number of Manchester-based organisations came together to bring a well-crafted Easter dramatisation of one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s seminal oratorios.

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Manchester

25 mars 2016

The Passion takes to Manchester's streets

Par Imogen Phoebe Webb

New York

Gorgeous trio of voices in Met Opera’s Pearl Fishers

Par Robert Levine, 04 janvier 2016

Les Pêcheurs de Perles is a graceful if senseless piece, composed when Georges Bizet was only 25 years old and miles away from the psycho-musical drama of Carmen.

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New York

04 janv. 2016

Gorgeous trio of voices in the Met’s Pearl Fishers

Par Robert Levine

Sophisticated Christmas sparkle: The Firework-Maker's Daughter at the Royal Opera House

Par Charlotte Valori, 10 décembre 2015

Philip Pullman's exotic adventure about a girl determined to follow her father's footsteps gets a gently magical outing with Sri-Lankan inspired shadow puppetry and a strong cast.

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Londres

10 déc. 2015

Sophisticated Christmas sparkle at the Royal Opera House

Par Charlotte Valori

High Wycombe

Wedding chaos, deception and duplicity in Garsington’s Così fan tutte

Par Mark Pullinger, 05 juin 2015

Weddings bring out the cynic in me. They also bring out the cynic in Don Alfonso and it’s at a wedding breakfast that John Fulljames sets his production of Così fan tutte.

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High Wycombe

05 juin 2015

Wedding chaos, deception and duplicity at Garsington

Par Mark Pullinger

Not a wooden performance in sight: The Adventures of Pinocchio

Par Penny Homer, 04 mars 2014

The future of opera is in good hands, if Tuesday night’s opening of Jonathan Dove's The Adventures of Pinocchio at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama is any indication.

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