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Opera Holland Park makes a convincing case for La fanciulla del West
A thoughtful production from Martin Lloyd-Evans and magnificent playing from Matthew Kofi Walden and the City of London Sinfonia make the case for why Puccini's under-appreciated work is actually so sophisticated.
Tosca’s kiss in Kensington: a superb revival at Opera Holland Park
A 16-year interval sounds more like a resurrection than a first revival, but the return of Stephen Barlow's staging of Tosca is well worth the wait.
Osvaldo Golijov's Ainadamar revived by WNO for its 2023 tour
Deborah Colker's production, seen last season at Scottish Opera, moves to the Wales Millennium Centre for an autumn tour.
Opera North's Pearl Fishers proves a winner
Directed by Matthew Eberhardt and conducted by Matthew Kofi Waldren, this semi-staging of Bizet's opera is well worth experiencing, despite its weak plot.
Blue, Jeanine Tesori's new opera on urban violence, comes to ENO
Blue could hardly have been better rendered than here. Indeed, I wish every opera I see could be staged with such grace and finesse.
Two years delayed, Flight takes off from RCS in Glasgow
The RCS performs Jonathan Dove’s Flight with his specially commissioned reduced orchestration, with very fine ensemble singing.
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