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Performer: Lucy Anderson

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Grimeborn delivers a wholly satisfying Half Ring at Hackney Empire

Neal Cooper (Siegfried) in Siegfried © Alex Brenner
Using Jonathan Dove and Graham Vick's distillations of Siegfried and Götterdämmerung, the company concluded its miniature Ring cycle in under five hours, without sacrificing musical or dramatic tension.
****1
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A dark, unflinching Rigoletto from Scottish Opera

More relevant than ever, the patriarchal nightmare of Verdi's Rigoletto is dark and unflinching in Scottish Opera's revival of their 2011 production, with some striking scenes and fine singing.
****1
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Disappointing Dialogues des Carmélites

The most moving scene in 20th-century opera went for nothing
**111
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Knock, Knock, Who's There? Menotti's The Medium at Grimeborn Festival

Menotti's strange morality tale about the dangers of conjuring up responses from the Other Side gets an original and creative outing at Grimeborn, including an aerialist on stage at all times. 
***11
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