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Garry Walker; Patrick Nolan; Opera North; Leslie Travers; Elizabeth Gadsby; Malcolm Rippeth; Orchestra of Opera North

Newcastle upon TyneEugene OneginNew production

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Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Garry Walker; Patrick Nolan; Opera North; Leslie Travers; Elizabeth Gadsby; Malcolm Rippeth; Orchestra of Opera North

SalfordEugene OneginNew production

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Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Garry Walker; Patrick Nolan; Opera North; Leslie Travers; Elizabeth Gadsby; Malcolm Rippeth; Orchestra of Opera North

NottinghamEugene OneginNew production

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Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Garry Walker; Patrick Nolan; Opera North; Leslie Travers; Elizabeth Gadsby; Malcolm Rippeth; Orchestra of Opera North
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Pomp meets ping-pong: Nixon in China lands again in Paris

Thomas Hampson (Richard Nixon), Renée Fleming (Pat Nixon) and Xiaomeng Zhang (Chou En-lai) © Vincent Pontet | Opéra national de Paris
Excellent vocal acting from Thomas Hampson, Renée Fleming, Xiaomeng Zhang and a magnificent orchestral performance conducted by Kent Nagano can't make Valentina Carrasco's production fully grip.
***11
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Glyndebourne’s iconic Dream approaches its century

Nils Wanderer (Oberon) and Jennifer France (Tytania) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd | Tristram Kenton
Sir Peter Hall's classic staging of Britten's Shakespearean comedy nears a landmark moment in Glyndebourne’s autumn season. 
****1
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Midsummer fire: Tippett sets the new LPO season alight

An incandescent concert performance of Tippett’s The Midsummer Marriage launches a new era for the London Philharmonic under principal conductor Edward Gardner.
****1
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Bangs and whimpers: Cal McCrystal directs Le Comte Ory at Garsington

Garsington Opera's new production of Rossini's comic masterpiece is a bawdy hoot, but humour aside it features an ensemble who provide first-class bel canto singing.
****1
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La clemenza: Royal Opera returns with political scheming

A pared back production is required in these Covid times: as little physical contact as possible, no chorus on stage, and tempi brisk and alert to keep the audience in the house for as short a time as possible. 
***11
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Even crazier than the books: Gerald Barry's Alice

Barry goes for out-weirding Carroll at a fast and furious pace. There's plenty of fun and it's beautifully staged – but is that enough?
**111
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ParisNixon in China

Nixon in China à l'Opéra Bastille © Elena Bauer / Opéra national de Paris
Adams: Nixon in China
Gustavo Dudamel; Valentina Carrasco; Opéra national de Paris; Carles Berga; Silvia Aymonino; Peter van Praet; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris