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ENO’s Mahagonny: biting, bleak, brilliantly executed satire
Never has Brecht and Weill’s satire on the inhumanity of man to man been render with such utter darkness; Simon O’Neill heads up a superb cast.
A radically trad Fidelio at Garsington
Simple solutions prove the best in Beethoven's "problem" opera as John Cox's staging is revived at Garsington.
Royal Academy Opera stages a magical Zauberflöte
A lyrical yet zesty account of Mozart's' adorable score, in a production that is on the nose and off the wall.
A sparky L’infedeltà delusa at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland perform Haydn’s seldom heard opera in a lively and finely sung ensemble production, directed by Jamie Manton.
Jamie Manton's Cunning Little Vixen falls flat in Toronto
After more than a quarter of a century, Janáček’s late masterpiece returns to the Canadian Opera Company, but falls short in charm, magic, and humour.
On a knife-edge: Carmen returns to English National Opera
Bieito’s vivid production of Bizet's most famous work is a classic; his attack on toxic masculinity is visceral, made more potent by an excellent leading pair of singers.