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© Steve Gregson
Haendel: Le Messie
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Breaking bonds: a staged Messiah from Wild Arts

Edward Hawkins and Wild Arts Ensemble © Steve Gregson
It's not Christmas without Handel's Messiah, and in the delightful Smith Square Hall, the oratorio is given a staging by Wild Arts which may not completely convince, but moves nonetheless.

Eugene Onegin on the road: Wild Arts plays Opera Holland Park

Timothy Nelson (Onegin) and Galina Averina (Tatyana) © Allan Titmuss
Tchaikovsky stipulated that a staging of Eugene Onegin need not be lavish but should be kept in period. He would have been satisfied with the results here.