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LondonThe Makropulos CaseNew production
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Janáček: The Makropulos Case (Věc Makropulos)
Jakub Hrůša; Katie Mitchell; The Royal Opera; Vicki Mortimer; Sussie Juhlin-Wallén; James Farncombe; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
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Puccini: La bohème
Lorenzo Passerini; Richard Jones; The Royal Opera; Stewart Laing; Mimi Jordan Sherin; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
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The Royal Opera stages its first Makropulos Case
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Katie Mitchell wheels out her tired old tropes in The Makropulos Case, redeemed by its musical performances.
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Even locked behind a music stand, like a caged panther in a sleek black gown, Grigorian’s Salome bristles with dramatic energy in Barbican concert performance of Strauss’ “scherzo with a fatal conclusion”.
Black comedy of the highest order: Festen at The Royal Opera
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Mark-Anthony Turnage's operatic adaptation of Thomas Vinterberg's tale of abuse provides rich entertainment even as it shocks.