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Mission Belle Hélène : 007 à l'Opéra de Lorraine

La nouvelle production de l’Opéra National de Lorraine à Nancy transforme Pâris en James Bond, non sans succès.

Radiant, comic, magical: Ariadne auf Naxos at Garsington Opera

Richard Pinkstone, Marcus Farnsworth, Innocent Masuku and Ossian Huskinson (Zerbinetta's troupe) © Craig Fuller
An excellent singing cast combine with Bruno Ravella's sensitive direction and brilliant orchestral playing to bring to life Strauss' heady mix of farce and high art.

ENO brings It's a Wonderful Life to the operatic stage

Jennifer France (Mary Hatch Bailey) and Frederick Ballentine (George Bailey) © Lloyd Winters
English National Opera's It’s a Wonderful Life makes for a feel-good evening of theatre, but it requires a sweet tooth.

Songs of innocence and experience: Falstaff at Garsington

Bruno Ravella's fast-paced Falstaff for Garsington still has crucial space for pathos amid the comedy, with a notably subtle central performance from Henry Waddington.  

Entertaining but not entrancing: Turnage's Coraline

Mark-Anthony Turnage's take on Neil Gaiman's classic young adult novella is well sung and well staged, without quite reaching peak intensity.

Testé, Spyres and Pudova stand out in Hoffmann

Offenbach's vivid setting of ETA Hoffmann's fantastic tales gets an enjoyable outing, with Spyres, Testé and Pudova the undoubted stars of the show.