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The subconscious at play: Lady in the Dark at the Volksoper

Kurt Weill's musical, with its focus on psychoanalysis, makes its Austrian premiere in the city of Sigmund Freud. 
****1
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Simply magnificent: A Little Night Music at Leeds Playhouse

As the UK continues to emerge from lockdown, Leeds Playhouse and Opera North stage Sondheim. 
*****
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Opera North's Seven Deadly Sins is interpreted with enormous verve

Brecht and Weill's Seven Deadly Sins, directed and choreographed by Gary Clarke and conducted by James Holmes, is performed by Opera North in a live-streamed performance from Leeds Playhouse.
****1
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Opera North's Street Scene brings Golden Age Broadway to Leeds

Opera North brings Kurt Weill's “Broadway opera” Street Scene to the Leeds Grand Theatre in a thrilling production directed by Matthew Eberhardt and conducted by James Holmes.
****1
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A shining Silver Lake from English Touring Opera

Weill's satirical fairytale bites just as hard today as it did in 1933.
****1
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Dead Man Walking receives thrilling UK staged premiere at RCS

Dead Man Walking receives its UK stages premiere at RCS with two barnstorming central performances and a huge cast. Conductor James Holmes brought this modern American classic to passionate life.

****1
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