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Performer: Margo Arsane

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Caesar conquers Buxton: ETO's slimmed-down Giulio Cesare

Francis Gush (Giulio Cesare) © Richard Hubert Smith
Top notch singing, judicious pruning and production which prioritises human drama over camp spectacle make for an illuminating take on Handel's most frequently staged opera.
****1
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Sensitive negotiations: Handel's Radamisto, Guildhall

Superb singing and skilful acting make a good case for Radamisto in a conceptually ambitious new production which, while not entirely successful, is well worth seeing. 
***11
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Mavra and Iolanta: a strong Russian double-bill

In the first of its opera productions this season, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama presented an interesting combination of Stravinsky's odd little comedy, Mavra and Tchaikovsky's tale of the blind princess, Iolanta.
****1
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Nuns on the run: Le Comte Ory

Italian swagger and French farce combining to raise some much needed laughs despite the restrictions of a concert performance at Cadogan Hall.
***11
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Eine Liebesshow: Così fan tutte an der Scottish Opera

Roxana Haines' Inszenierung mag zwar etwas bieder sein, aber sie ist ein stimmlicher Genuss.
***11
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« Rejoiceth ! » : Le Messie est lyonnais.

Un Haendel tout aussi sensible que festif par le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu à l’Église Saint-Bonaventure.
****1
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