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WNO stages Death in Venice for the first time and it’s a triumph

Mark Le Brocq (Gustav von Aschenbach) and Antony César (Tadzio) © Johan Persson
Olivia Fuchs solves the problems of Britten's thorny opera in a brilliant new production that hits the heights, featuring Mark Le Brocq as earthbound scholar, Gustav von Aschenbach.  

Death haunts Glyndebourne Tour's powerful Bohème

Bekhzod Davronov (Rodolfo) and Gabriella Reyes (Mimì) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd | Photo: Bill Cooper
A strong cast led by Bekhzod Davronov and Gabriella Reyes plus an intense production helps Floris Visser unusual staging of La bohème stand out from the crowd.

Escape to the country: Bernstein's Candide at Iford

Jeff Clarke's characteristically high-octane style seems made for the sarcastic, hyperactive existential madness that is Candide in this little gem of a production for Iford. 

Belly laugh: Falstaff ends CBSO season

Laughter is indeed the best medicine. As we try and make sense of the continuing political fallout post EU referendum, the CBSO offered the perfect prescription in the ample form of Verdi's Falstaff.

Transfigured night: Tristan and Isolde

English National Opera's new Tristan is at its best when responding to Anish Kapoor's stunning stage sculptures.

Carte blanche: A muddled Queen of Spades

David Alden’s muddled clichés failed to convince all the time, but Edward Gardner steered us through a thrilling musical account of Tchaikovsky’s terrific opera.