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MadridBellini - Norma
Bellini: Norma
Francesco Lanzillotta; Justin Way; Teatro Real; John Fiore; Charles Edwards; Sue Willmington; Nicolás Fischtel
EdinburghTurandotNew production
Puccini: Turandot
Stuart Stratford; Sir David McVicar; Scottish Opera; Charles Edwards; Doey Lüthi; Ben Pickersgill; The Orchestra of Scottish Opera
VeniceJenůfa
Janáček: Jenůfa
Andriy Yurkevych; David Alden; Teatro La Fenice; Charles Edwards; Jon Morrell; Adam Silverman; Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice
DublinTurandot
Puccini: Turandot
Valerio Galli; Sir David McVicar; Irish National Opera; Charles Edwards; Doey Lüthi; Ben Pickersgill; Irish National Opera Orchestra
West HorsleyDie WalküreNew production
Wagner: Die Walküre
Harry Sever; Charles Edwards; Grange Park Opera; Gabrielle Dalton; Tim Mitchell; English National Opera Orchestra
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Great Expectations: McVicar directs a ghostly Scottish Opera Turandot
With Turandot in a Miss Havisham bridal gown, McVicar's new production sets the action in a setting of decadence and decay.
Grange Park Opera’s Ring cycle opens with an excellent Rheingold
Launching that most ambitious of endeavours, a Ring cycle, Grange Park Opera’s production of Das Rheingold proves a real achievement, led by the superb Alberich of David Stout.
Vocal thrills in Met’s traditional staging of Bellini’s I puritani
Marco Armiliato conducts a finely balanced rendition of Bellini's final masterpiece with a stellar cast headed by Lisette Oropesa and Lawrence Brownlee.
Faust at The Royal Opera: competent but uninspiring
Stripped of its original superstar casting, Gounod’s grand opera provides entertainment but fails to cohere.
Il trovatore returns to the Met with an impressive young cast
Four superstars deliver dramatic moments in this revival of Sir David McVicar’s Goya-inspired staging of Verdi’s melodrama.
Madcap comedy from Verdi: Un giorno di regno at Garsington
Christopher Alden, Chris Hopkins and an excellent cast send us a comic roller coaster ride with Verdi’s ultra-rarely performed second opera.