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Performer: Elgan Llŷr Thomas

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LondonBreaking the WavesNew production

© ENO
Mazzoli: Breaking the Waves
Joana Carneiro; Tinuke Craig; English National Opera; English National Opera Orchestra; Lauren Snouffer; Liam James Karai; Emma Bell

West HorsleyKrishnaWorld premiere

Brett Polegato (Krishna) © Marc Brenner
Tavener: Krishna
Mark Shanahan; Sir David Pountney; Grange Park Opera; Rachana Jadhav; Tim Mitchell; The Gascoigne Orchestra

TewkesburyMahler, Brahms and Bruckner

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Brahms, Bruckner, Mahler
British Sinfonietta; Adrian Partington; Lee Bisset; Claudia Huckle; Elgan Llŷr Thomas; Aidan Smith
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Tavener’s Krishna fails to convince in world premiere

Brett Polegato (Krishna) © Marc Brenner
John Tavener’s “mystical pantomime” proves a disappointment, despite strong performances from singers and orchestra in David Pountney’s production. 
***11
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The Turn of the Screw at RBO Linbury: Darkness and denial

Emilia Blossom Ostroumoff (Flora) and Phoenix Matthews (Miles) © RBO | Mihaela Bodlovic
Natalie Abrahami’s mesmerising new production of Britten’s ghostly tale of sexual abuse is very dark indeed.
*****
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ENO’s Mahagonny: biting, bleak, brilliantly executed satire

Simon O'Neill (Jimmy MacIntyre) © Tristram Kenton
Never has Brecht and Weill’s satire on the inhumanity of man to man been render with such utter darkness; Simon O’Neill heads up a superb cast.
*****
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Hannu Lintu shows Singapore great things to come with Mahler and Haydn

Hannu Lintu © Yoricko Liu/Singapore Symphony Orchestra
The Singapore Symphony Orchestra's Music Director-designate made his mark conducting Mahler's Fourth Symphony and the Nelson Mass.
*****
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Bernstein’s devastating double bill of raw emotion cuts to the bone

Wallis Giunta (Dinah) © Marc Brenner 2024
Henry Neill gives a devastating performance as Sam in Trouble in Tahiti in The Royal Opera’s Bernstein double bill in the Linbury Theatre. 
****1
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Cecilia Stinton directs a delightful new Barbiere at OHP

Stephen Gadd (Dr Bartolo) and Paul Grant (Figaro) © Ali Wright
Deftly conducted by Charlotte Corderoy, Cecilia Stinton's new production of Rossini's immortal comedy brims with fun.
****1
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