Performer: Liam Steel

An opportunity to hear one of Respighi's operas in the UK is a real treat; the composer's take on Sleeping Beauty, La bella dormente nel bosco, is an ideal companion to to Ravel's  L'Enfant et les sortilèges in a terrific double bill at the Royal College of Music.

Timothy Edlin was a superb ass, first among six equals, in Liam Steel's production. 

A great return appearance for English Touring Opera's Puccini double bill opening its spring tour at the Hackney Empire.