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Britten: Billy Budd
Nicholas Carter; Michael Grandage; Glyndebourne Festival Opera; Christopher Oram; Paule Constable; London Philharmonic Orchestra
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Terfel’s craggy Boris Godunov returns to Covent Garden

Sir Bryn Terfel (Boris Godunov) © The Royal Opera | Mihaela Bodlovic
The second revival of Richard Jones' staging of Mussorgsky's original 1869 version of Boris Godunov once again stars the Welsh knight. 
****1
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Glyndebourne’s iconic Dream approaches its century

Nils Wanderer (Oberon) and Jennifer France (Tytania) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd | Tristram Kenton
Sir Peter Hall's classic staging of Britten's Shakespearean comedy nears a landmark moment in Glyndebourne’s autumn season. 
****1
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The Makropulos Affair defies the march of time

Orla Boylan (Emilia Marty) © Mihaela Bodlovic
Orla Boylan’s creation oozes charisma and reeks of entitlement, driven to emotional cruelty by the lassitude of a life too-long lived.
****1
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Ying Fang and Luca Micheletti light up McVicar’s Marriage of Figaro

Ying Fang (Susanna) and Luca Micheletti (Figaro) © ROH | Clive Barda
Sir David McVicar's Figaro has been delighting audiences at the Royal Opera House since 2006. Is this its final outing? 
***11
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Strong cast brings fizz to Glyndebourne's Zauberflöte revival

Rodion Pogossov (Papageno) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd | Bill Knight
A visually delightful revival of Barbe & Doucet's action-packed Zauberflöte at Glyndebourne, with strong vocal performances throughout. 
****1
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Marx in London! Dove’s comedy impresses at Scottish Opera

Alasdair Elliott (Friedrich Engels) and Roland Wood (Karl Marx) © James Glossop

Marx in London! receives its UK premiere in Glasgow, with David Parry conducting the colourful score, and Stephen Barlow directing. 

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