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Dodging the executioner’s axe: Șerban’s Turandot returns

Turandot Act 3 © RBO | Tristram Kenton
Andrei Șerban’s 1984 staging of Turandot may the oldest production left in The Royal Opera’s stable, but there's life in the old horse yet. 
****1
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Bach to basics: The AAM performs the St Matthew Passion

The Academy of Ancient Music © Benjamin Ealovega
A claim was made not to authenticity, but merely to “a chance to hear the work anew”.
****1
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Marx in London! Dove’s comedy impresses at Scottish Opera

Alasdair Elliott (Friedrich Engels) and Roland Wood (Karl Marx) © James Glossop

Marx in London! receives its UK premiere in Glasgow, with David Parry conducting the colourful score, and Stephen Barlow directing. 

****1
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A labour of love and determination: L’Enfant et les sortilèges

Virtual Opera made real as Ravel's miniature masterpiece is recorded remotely around the world and melded with Leanne Vandenbussche’s picture-book drawings and the London Philharmonic Orchestra's soundtrack to create magic. 

****1
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La traviata: Lightning fails to strike twice

Two years ago, when this controversial production by Peter Konwitschny was first seen at English National Opera, I was completely knocked sideways by it. Could it deliver the same emotional blow to the solar plexus this time around?
***11
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All the fun of the fair: A vibrant, busy La bohème at the Royal Albert Hall

Francesca Zambello's huge, ambitious production returns once again to the Royal Albert Hall, with lavish costumes, excellent choreography and riotous crowd scenes which will charm children in particular. 
***11
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