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LondonBreaking the WavesNew production

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

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Puccini: La bohème
Lorenzo Passerini; Richard Jones; The Royal Opera; Stewart Laing; Mimi Jordan Sherin; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

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Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Henrik Nánási; Moshe Leiser; The Royal Opera; Christian Fenouillat; Agostino Cavalca; Christophe Forey; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
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Opera Holland Park makes a convincing case for La fanciulla del West

Adrian Edwards (Sonora) and Amanda Echalaz (Minnie) © Craig Fuller
A thoughtful production from Martin Lloyd-Evans and magnificent playing from Matthew Kofi Walden and the City of London Sinfonia make the case for why Puccini's under-appreciated work is actually so sophisticated. 
****1
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Regents Opera’s Salome lands a knockout punch at York Hall

Kirsty Taylor-Stokes (Salome) © Steve Gregson
Mark Ravenhill directs a brutal, bloody Salome at the spiritual home of British boxing, York Hall. 
****1
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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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Beneath the ice: a triumphant revival of ENO's Jenůfa

Jennifer Davis (Jenůfa) © ENO | Ellie Kurtz
David Alden's production is a vivid telling of Janáček's devastating village drama. With a terrific cast and a splendid performance from the pit, this revival is an unalloyed artistic success.
****1
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Curtain rises on ENO’s Traviata revival

Nicole Chevalier (Violetta) © Belinda Jiao
Peter Konwitschny's production of La traviata has its flaws, but in an age of protracted media there is much to be said for his taut production of Verdi's most famous tragedy. 
***11
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Don't look back: Longborough's new L'Orfeo

Aoife Miskelly (Eurydice) and Peter Gijsbertsen (Orfeo) © Matthew Williams-Ellis
Olivia Fuchs directs Monteverdi's early opera in a sparse staging with a consistently fine cast. 
***11
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