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Bizet: Carmen
Fergus Sheil; Paul Curran; Irish National Opera; Gary McCann; Paul Hackenmueller; Irish National Opera Orchestra
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A witty hotel Don Giovanni opens Blackwater Valley Festival

Aimee Kearney (Zerlina) and Jolyon Loy (Don Giovanni © Frances Marshall
Tom Creed’s witty production at Lismore Castle delivers strong singing, sharp comedy and lively orchestral playing, even if the opera’s darker supernatural edges are somewhat diminished.

Terfel’s craggy Boris Godunov returns to Covent Garden

Sir Bryn Terfel (Boris Godunov) © The Royal Opera | Mihaela Bodlovic
The second revival of Richard Jones' staging of Mussorgsky's original 1869 version of Boris Godunov once again stars the Welsh knight. 

Irish National Opera’s Bartered Bride shines

Amy Ní Fhearraigh (Mařenka), Egor Zhuravskii (Jeník) and John Molloy (Kecal) © Pato Cassinoni
A tiny stage and five musicians prove no obstacle to Irish National Opera’s lively, witty Bartered Bride, where sharp casting and clever direction turn modest means into genuine delight.

Stanford's hilarious The Critic proves a Wexford knockout

The Critic © Patricio Cassinoni
Conor Hanratty's humorous production is a triumph from beginning to end, a must see at this year's Wexford Festival. 

OperaUpClose's Flying Dutchman becomes chillingly contemporary

Pauls Putnins (Mariner) © Alex Brenner
OperaUpClose's vision of a dystopian England through Wagner's Flying Dutchman, distilled for chamber forces, receives strong performances from the cast and Manchester Camerata players.

On the edge of tragedy: The Rape of Lucretia at the Linbury Theatre

Anne Marie Stanley (Lucretia) and Carolyn Holt (Bianca) © ROH | Camilla Greenwell
Oliver Mears' new production of Britten's chamber opera is a visceral reflection on tyranny and sexual violence.