Performer: Heather Lowe

Large ecclesiastical buildings, with their hard surfaces and long high naves, are challenging for complex music like Bach’s.

Deftly conducted by Charlotte Corderoy, Cecilia Stinton's new production of Rossini's immortal comedy brims with fun.

Tim Albery's Opera North production is successfully revived, with a new cast.

Opera North's child-friendly production of The Cunning Little Vixen, conducted by Andrew Gourlay, is loaded with charm.

It's taken two years for Jack Furness' new production of Dvořák's greatest opera to reach the Garsington stage, but it is entirely worth the wait, with a breathtaking performance from Natalya Romaniw in the title role.

WNO finally emerges from the pandemic with a performance of The Barber of Seville full of emotion and elation.