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LondresParsifalNouvelle production

Stanislas de Barbeyrac (Parsifal) © The Royal Opera | Marc Brenner
Wagner: Parsifal
Jakub Hrůša; Evgeny Titov; The Royal Opera; Étienne Pluss; Esther Bialas; DM Wood; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

GlyndebourneSparkCréation mondiale

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Armstrong: Spark
Ashley Beauchamp; Fiona Dunn; Glyndebourne Youth Opera; Ryan Dawson Laight; Howard Hudson; Glyndebourne Sinfonia
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Titov and Hrůša’s new Parsifal: musically sublime dystopia

Stanislas de Barbeyrac (Parsifal) © The Royal Opera | Marc Brenner
In The Royal Opera’s latest Wagner outing, Jakub Hrůša and the orchestra give a performance for the record books, while Evgeny Titov creates intelligently nuanced dystopia.

Elin Pritchard stands out in Holland Park’s Ballo in maschera

Elin Pritchard (Amelia) and Matteo Desole (Gustavo) © Craig Fuller
Elin Pritchard’s Amelia lights up an evening which is superb musically, easy on the eye and eventually overcomes the shortcomings of Antonio Somma's libretto.

Sir James MacMillan delights with his Christmas Oratorio

Sir James MacMillan conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra © BBC | Mark Allan
MacMillan's large scale choral work offers a rich variety of texts and musical ideas, the composer conducts the BBC Symphony with unerring precision.

Sepia memories: Scottish Opera’s La bohème delights in revival

Mario Chang (Rodolfo) and Hye-Youn Lee (Mimì) © Mihaela Bodlovic

Hye-Youn Lee and Mario Chang head a strong cast in Barbe and Doucet’s revival of La bohème, which marks the retirement of veteran lighting designer, Guy Simard.

A mafioso Merry Widow at Opera Holland Park

Alex Otterburn (Danilo) © Mihaela Bodlovic
Despite some excellent music-making, John Savournin's production is hindered by a laboured New York relocation. 

Scottish Opera’s Merry Widow tangles with the New York Mafia

Paula Sides (Hanna Glawari) © Mihaela Bodlovic

With misplaced horse heads, violin case guns and as many mafia gags as you could hope for, Scottish Opera’s Merry Widow may not be subtle but it looks and sounds gorgeous. 

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LondresOperaGlass Works: The Turn of the Screw

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Britten: Le Tour d'écrou
John Wilson; Selina Cadell; OperaGlass Works; Tom Piper; Rosalind Ebbutt; Lewis Hannaby; Eliza Thompson

GlasgowHansel and Gretel

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Humperdinck: Hansel et Gretel (Hänsel und Gretel)
David Parry; Daisy Evans; Scottish Opera; Neil Foulis; Kitty Whately; Rhian Lois; Nadine Benjamin