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Elisa Verzier commands Tom Cairns’ iconic Traviata at Glyndebourne

Elisa Verzier (Violetta) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd, Photographer: Richard Hubert Smith
Elisa Verzier, making her Glyndebourne debut, is astonishing as Violetta in a revival of Tom Cairns' 2014 production. 
****1
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English Touring Opera put Rossini's Cenerentola in a museum

Cinderella © Richard Hubert Smith

Rossini's take on the Cinderella story is bright, buoyant, witty, well sung, if ending on a sour directorial note.

***11
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ETO's new Il viaggio a Reims is a long journey

Il viaggio a Reims © Richard Hubert Smith
A Rossini comedy should sparkle, but this new production, starting its tour from Hackney, is decidedly lacking bubbles.
**111
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A heartening return to live opera at Highgate's Lauderdale House

HGO's production of Holst's Sāvitri is a smart choice for a socially distant era. But why mess with a winning formula?
***11
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