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Atalla Ayan (Don José) and Niamh O'Sullivan (Carmen) © Ros Kavanagh
Bizet: Carmen
Fergus Sheil; Paul Curran; Irish National Opera; Gary McCann; Paul Hackenmueller; Irish National Opera Orchestra
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INO’s attractive, lively Carmen fails to convince in Dublin

Atalla Ayan (Don José) and Niamh O'Sullivan (Carmen) © Ros Kavanagh
Niamh O’Sullivan brings charisma to an attractive, colourful production, but a lack of dramatic intensity leaves Bizet’s enduring tale of passion and possessiveness short of its full impact.
***11
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Gore and psychotic desire: INO stages a magnificent Salome

Sinéad Campbell-Wallace © Patricio Cassinoni
Bruno Ravella's production features excellent singing from its principals in Dublin, but it is Sinéad Campbell-Wallace who shines as the eponymous heroine. 
****1
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Good tidings of great joy from the Dunedin Consort at Wigmore Hall

Handel's Christmas classic gets a fresh lick of paint from John Butt and colleagues. 
*****
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