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Artiste: Martin Lloyd-Evans

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Opera Holland Park makes a convincing case for La fanciulla del West

Adrian Edwards (Sonora) and Amanda Echalaz (Minnie) © Craig Fuller
A thoughtful production from Martin Lloyd-Evans and magnificent playing from Matthew Kofi Walden and the City of London Sinfonia make the case for why Puccini's under-appreciated work is actually so sophisticated. 

Trapped in a vice: Il segreto di Susanna and Pagliacci at OHP

David Butt Philip (Canio) © Ali Wright
Joining OHP's 2019 production of Wolf-Ferrari's charming domestic comedy, a blazing new production of Pagliacci delivers everything that one could want from Leoncavallo's infamous opera. 

A stylish Così fan tutte at The Grange Festival

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

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

Dead Man Walking given a triumphant staging by Guildhall School

Michael Lafferty-Smith (Joseph), Jacob Harrison and Emyr Lloyd Jones (Guards) © David Monteith
Under Dominic Wheeler’s expert baton the musicians, all youthful if not downright young, give a spectacular account of a harrowing score. 

A dark-hued double bill of Margot la Rouge and Le Villi at OHP

Anne Sophie Duprels (Anna) and Peter Auty (Roberto) in Le Villi © Ali Wright
Puccini's Giselle-inspired opera is given a superb staging by Martin Lloyd-Evans to deliver Opera Holland Park's banger of the season. 

Matrimonial mayhem: Le nozze di Figaro at The Grange Festival

Lloyd-Evans' new production of Mozart's classic might be traditional, but there's no lack of astuteness in his direction of his characters. Problems in the pit hinder an otherwise strong musical performance.