Performer: Cordelia Chisholm

Top notch singing, judicious pruning and production which prioritises human drama over camp spectacle make for an illuminating take on Handel's most frequently staged opera.

A double bill of French operettas shows Guildhall students to advantage as well as providing an introduction to Viardot that's well worth the trip.

Mary Miller bows out after ten years at the helm of Bergen National Opera with a defiant account of Mozart’s final opera. 

James Conway's production for English Touring Opera returns in a trimmed-down, single-evening guise. 

A terrifically strong cast gives a fine rendition of two lesser heard operas: Giordano's Mala vita Leoni's L'oracolo.