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Beethoven: Fidelio
Gérard Korsten; John Cox; Garsington Opera Company; Gary McCann; Johanni van Oostrum; Toby Spence
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Jolly hockey sticks! Orliński rules as Rinaldo at Glyndebourne
Robert Carsen's riotous production of Rinaldo returns to the Sussex Downs, a schoolboy fantasy colliding crusading knights with St Trinian's bad girls.
Songs of innocence and experience: Falstaff at Garsington
Bruno Ravella's fast-paced Falstaff for Garsington still has crucial space for pathos amid the comedy, with a notably subtle central performance from Henry Waddington.
Getting to the heart of Don Alfonso
In Nicholas Hytner's chocolate box production, lovingly revived by Bruno Ravella for Glyndebourne's tour, Alfonso is the most charismatic character on the stage.
So foul and fair a day: Verdi's Macbeth at Iford
Iford's stone cloister makes a suitably eerie setting for a fine traditional account of Verdi's Macbeth, notable for its powerful male leads, from Iford Festival Opera and the CHROMA Ensemble.
Tragic tears of a clown: Cav and Pag at Hampstead Garden Opera
Benjie del Rosario ignites a thrilling Pagliacci, while Cavalleria rusticana is potentially as good but marred by intelligibility and balance issues.
