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Venables’ 4.48 Psychosis revived by The Royal Opera

Veena Akama-Makia (Clare) and Jacquelyn Stucker (Gwen) © RBO | Marc Brenner
A strong cast led by Jacquelyn Stucker revive Philip Venables’ convincing operatic take on playwright Sarah Kane's final testament.
****1
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Zurich Opera’s brooding Ballo in maschera comes to Edinburgh

Un ballo in maschera © Jess Shurte

Gianandrea Noseda conducts his Zurich Opera forces as Adele Thomas' 2024 production arrives in Edinburgh with a cast led by Stephen Costello and Elena Stikhina. 

****1
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Jetske Mijnssen’s Boccanegra a coup for DNO season finale

George Petean (Simon Boccanegra) and Georg Zeppenfeld (Jacopo Fiesco) © Dutch National Opera | Ben van Duin
Everything about this production is fresh and wonderful.
*****
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Parsifal reconsidered: A provocative improvisation in Prague

State Opera Chorus © Serghei Gherciu
Timo Riihonen and Ester Pavlů stand out in a strong cast which carries Andreas Homoki's revised version of Wagner's final opera.
****1
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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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Joélle Harvey is outstanding in Glyndebourne's incendiary Semele

Jennifer Johnston (Juno), Joélle Harvey (Semele) and Stephanie Wake-Edwards (Ino) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Richard Hubert Smith
Adele Thomas makes a good case for Semele's operatic credentials in her production which makes effective nods towards Baroque opera’s devotion to spectacle.
****1
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