Instrument: Vocals

Though ambitious and occasionally arresting, this revised and expanded take on the Purcell classic suffers from subtraction by addition.

Heroes emerge in adversity, and there are sterling turns from Leigh Melrose as a pugilistic Golaud and from the venerable Arkel of Matthew Best.

The final full stop for a much-loved company

An operatic deconstruction of La Bayadère in Ghent that has ingenuity and flair but is also over-stretched.

Heart Chamber explores how small outer events often correspond to tectonic inner changes.

Movement was so effectively utilised in this production, with elements of ballet, modern and Scottish folk melded in true Agnes de Mille fashion.