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Another sparkling revival of La bohème by Opera North
Michael Barker-Craven directs and Renato Balsadonna conducts this successful revival of Puccini's La bohème in Opera North's production at Leeds Grand Theatre.
English National Opera revives Lucia di Lammermoor in chilling style
It’s the sprig of nightshade on a blood-red confection.
A razor sharp Barber of Seville revived at ENO
The latest revival of Jonathan Miller's The Barber of Seville has everything you could want; strong direction, a strong orchestral performance, and a cast that's universally strong. No close shaves there!
Twilight of the Wagner Clan
An astringent sorbet between the courses of a heavily sauced Wagnerian banquet.
A Barber as frothy as Figaro’s shaving foam
A wittily staged, but variably sung twelfth revival of Jonathan Miller's production at the Coliseum.
Zerstobene Träume vom Liebesglück: Eugen Onegin in Karlsruhe
Die Inszenierung überzeugt in einer Kombination von klassischer Ausstattung und moderner Focussierung auf die Psychologie der Figuren. Die musikalische Umsetzung ist exzellent. Tschaikowskis Oper wird zu einem packenden Seelendrama von Figuren, die in überkommenen Mustern verstrickt sind.