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Canadian Opera Company opens season with Roméo et Juliette
Amy Lane’s production of Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette at the COC is eye-catching and enjoyable but doesn’t offer the same level of insight as her Faust last season.
Royal Academy Opera stages a magical Zauberflöte
A lyrical yet zesty account of Mozart's' adorable score, in a production that is on the nose and off the wall.
A sparky L’infedeltà delusa at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland perform Haydn’s seldom heard opera in a lively and finely sung ensemble production, directed by Jamie Manton.
Scattered borrowings fail to cohere in COC's new Faust
Amy Lane's scattered borrowings from Tim Burton to Stanley Kubrick fail to cohere in the Canadian Opera Company's new Faust.
An enthralling Walküre at Longborough Opera Festival
Who wouldn't relish the chance of seeing a Ring cycle at close quarters? Longborough's Die Walküre isn't perfect, but it consistently delivers on the story and on character interpretation.
English Touring Opera put Rossini's Cenerentola in a museum
Rossini's take on the Cinderella story is bright, buoyant, witty, well sung, if ending on a sour directorial note.