Artiste: Merūnas Vitulskis

Orpha Phelan directs a terrific cast of singers in an inventive and faithful production making for an evening to remember. 

A convincing revival for Opera North's Madama Butterfly at Leeds Grand Theatre directed by Tim Albery and conducted by Martin Pickard.

This revival of a 2012 staging by Ferzan Ozpetek tells the story efficiently, while conductor Nello Santi only at times made us experience all the emotional depths this opera contains.