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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Christian Curnyn; Netia Jones; Garsington Opera Company; Louise Alder; Benjamin Hulett
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Mendelssohn: Elijah
Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich; Thomas Hengelbrock; Katharina Konradi; Marie-Sophie Pollak; Agnes Kovacs; Wiebke Lehmkuhl
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Knocking it out the (Regent's) Park
It's hard to find anything not to admire in a thrillingly strong production of Britten's haunting chamber opera.
Fabulous musical performance of Athalia in Sydney
Handel's Athalia is a wonderful English oratorio but this production, while musically wonderful, was marred by a problematic staging with infuriating surtitles.
Truth and Wisdom: a searching Zauberflöte at Garsington
A twist on the usual Enlightenment path, this is an admirable production, excellently executed.
A peach of an Albert Herring at Grange Festival
With a combined age of 161 years, John Copley and Steuart Bedford certainly bring ample experience to Grange Festival's new production of Britten's Albert Herring.
A silvery Dream lost among the shadows
Netia Jones' new production taps into Britten's silvery underworld in a staging dominated by video wizardry which is hypnotically beautiful, but comes at a price.
An impressive Babylon at the Holland Festival
The loud cheers for the performers were richly deserved, although Jörg Widmann’s imposing but sprawling Babylon was not well-served by the concert format.
Oper Halle's Jephtha lacks coherency
Jephtha at the Halle Handel Festival subverts the text, and provides little in the way of dramatic or musical compensation.