James Laing (Medoro) and Claire Booth (Angelica) in Orlando
© Early Opera Company
Sandra Piques Eddy (Poppea) and James Laing (Nerone) in The Coronation of Poppea
© Tristram Kenton
G. v. Bergen (Steward), V. Simmonds (Minskwoman) and James Laing (Refugee) in Flight
© Robert Workman
© Stephen Cummisky
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Baroque Inquisition: James Laing
James Laing spills the beans on his unusual non-singing operatic debut in our latest Baroque Inquisition!
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Handel: Berenice, regina d'Egitto
Laurence Cummings; Adele Thomas; Royal Opera; Hannah Clark; Jacquelyn Stucker; Rachael Lloyd; James Laing
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Handel: Belshazzar
Harry Christophers; Daniel Slater; The Grange Festival; Robert Innes Hopkins; Robert Murray; Rosemary Joshua; Christopher Ainslie
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Witty and poignant tale of airport life at Scottish Opera
Jonathan Dove’s witty Flight at Scottish Opera is finely sung by a tight ensemble with standout performances from Jennifer France and James Laing.
Muhly's Marnie fails to find the drama of the novel
A decent cast was unable to redeem a fundamentally dull opera that lacks the psycholgical complexity and tension of both the original Graham novel and its famous Hitchcock adaptation.
Partenope at ENO: pleasant enough
Christopher Alden's account of Handel's love pentangle is long on Man Ray imagery and modern language wordplay, but never hits the vocal highs and eventually palls.