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English Touring Opera transfers Donizetti to the English coast
L'elisir d'amore may not immediately bring Skegness or Romney to mind, but ETO's new production works quite well there... just look out for the seagulls!
Opera North’s gleeful Magic Flute revived
Conducted by Christoph Konz and directed by James Brining, Opera North’s revival of The Magic Flute remains an inventive reinterpretation of Mozart’s classic opera.
Oedipus Rex: an immersive night at the museum in Edinburgh
Scottish Opera brings an immersive community production to the Edinburgh Festival directed by Roxana Haines, performed in the National Museum of Scotland.
Dead Man Walking given a triumphant staging by Guildhall School
Under Dominic Wheeler’s expert baton the musicians, all youthful if not downright young, give a spectacular account of a harrowing score.
Riotous nonsense and royal nuptials: Lalla-Roukh at Wexford
Orpha Phelan has fun staging Félicien David’s opéra comique, moving the action from Kashmir and Samarkand to Leila O’Rourke’s Tea Emporium.
Sir Thomas Allen directs a delightful Don Giovanni at Scottish Opera
Set in the sinister backstreets of Venice, this production from 2013 boasts strong singing all around and brisk, bright conducting by Stuart Stratford.