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David Bates; Lyndsey Turner; English National Opera; Soutra Gilmour; Tim Mitchell; English National Opera Orchestra; Christine Rice
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David Bates; Richard Jones; The Royal Opera; Antony McDonald; Lucy Carter; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
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Myth meets Shoreditch: a rewarding Handel double bill
Part of this year's London Handel Festival, Apollo e Dafne and The Choice of Hercules are transported to the stage in a captivating production that blends music and dance.
L’incoronazione di Poppea vividly brought to life at the Grange
Terrific music making with a light directorial touch brings mixed results to Monteverdi's 1643 masterpiece.
Handelian labours: Kosky directs Hercules at Komische Oper Berlin
Handel's seldom-performed Hercules becomes the latest oratorio to undergo the Kosky treatment at Komische Oper.
Everything leads back to square one in new Orfeo ed Euridice
A coherent, modern version of the Orpheus myth from the Italian director at the Komische Oper Berlin.
Rinaldo revived: Glyndebourne tours its school-based Handel opera
Blazers and breastplates! This Rinaldo is already eight years old! It’s played at the BBC Proms while almost 40 performances have graced Glyndebourne’s festival and tour up to now, so it must be doing something right.
Finely cast Orlando from La Nuova Musica
Handel’s opera Orlando is famous for the great mad scene at the end of Act 2. Specifically written for the celebrated castrato Senesino, it’s an emotionally powerful ten-minute monologue.