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Viennese splendour in Garsington’s Rosenkavalier revival

Niamh O'Sullivan (Octavian), Matilda Sterby (the Marschallin) and Andreas Bauer Kanabas (Baron Ochs) © Julian Guidera
Bruno Ravella's splendid 2021 production of Strauss' opera of Viennese manners returns with a fine cast. 
****1
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Die Fledermaus at The Grange: Cabaret meets G&S

Myra Dubois (Frosch, centre stage) © Richard Hubert Smith
A fine singing cast gives creditable performances in Johann Stauss II's most famous operetta, but Paul Curran's updating of Act 2 to 1930s Berlin takes the fizz out of the Champagne.
***11
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An electrifying Carmina Burana from RSNO

RSNO and choruses © Royal Scottish National Orchestra

A terrific Carmina Burana from the RSNO and choruses conducted by Marzena Diakun conducting. Elena Langer’s The Dong with a Luminous Nose was a perfect opener. 

*****
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Stanford's hilarious The Critic proves a Wexford knockout

The Critic © Patricio Cassinoni
Conor Hanratty's humorous production is a triumph from beginning to end, a must see at this year's Wexford Festival. 
*****
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The Best of All Possible Satires: Candide sparkles in Vienna

Ben McAteer (Pangloss), James Newby, Nikola Hillebrand, Matthew Newlin and Tatiana Kuryatnikova © Werner Kmetitsch
Lydia Steier's new production of Candide is a kaleidoscopic celebration of Leonard Bernstein's varied musical idioms. 
*****
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Riotous nonsense and royal nuptials: Lalla-Roukh at Wexford

Niamh O’Sullivan (Mirza) and Gabrielle Philiponet (Lalla-Roukh) © Clive Barda | ArenaPAL
Orpha Phelan has fun staging Félicien David’s opéra comique, moving the action from Kashmir and Samarkand to Leila O’Rourke’s Tea Emporium.
****1
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