Performer: Paule Constable

GlyndebourneBilly Budd

Thomas Mole (Billy Budd) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Tristram Kenton

Glyndebourne Opera House, Jul 17, 24, 28, 30

Britten: Billy Budd

Nicholas Carter; Michael Grandage; Glyndebourne Festival Opera; Christopher Oram; Paule Constable; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Glyndebourne Opera House, Jul 31 mat, Aug 02 mat, 05 mat, 08 mat, 11 mat, 14 mat, 17 mat, 19 mat, 22 mat, 25 mat, 28 mat

Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Harem)

Evan Rogister; Sir David McVicar; Glyndebourne Festival Opera; Vicki Mortimer; Paule Constable; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, Sep 23, 26, 30, Oct 03 mat, 06, 10, 13, 17, 23

Mozart: Così fan tutte

Nimrod David Pfeffer; Phelim McDermott; Metropolitan Opera; Tom Pye; Laura Hopkins; Paule Constable; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Glyndebourne Opera House, Oct 14, 17, 19, 22, 24, 27, 29, Nov 01, 03, 06, 08

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)

Bertie Baigent; Mariame Clément; Glyndebourne Autumn; Julia Hansen; Paule Constable; Glyndebourne Sinfonia

Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, Oct 30, Nov 04, 07, 10, 13, 19, 21

Cherubini: Médée/Medea

Carlo Rizzi; Sir David McVicar; Metropolitan Opera; Doey Lüthi; Paule Constable; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Dec 13 mat, 17, 30 mat, 2027 Jan 01, 06, 08 mat, 14, 16, 23, Feb 06, 09, 11, 14 mat, 17

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)

Dalia Stasevska; Sir David McVicar; The Royal Opera; Julia Jones; John Macfarlane; Paule Constable

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20 years of Giulio Cesare: McVicar staging revived at Deutsche Oper

Christophe Dumaux (Giulio Cesare) © Nancy Jesse

Elena Luporini, 05 Jul

The classic production of Handel's opera proves its durability, featuring a strong cast led by Christophe Dumaux and Elena Tsallagova.

****1

Nick Boston, 02 Jul

Michael Grandage’s production shows no signs of age, with fine central performances from Thomas Mole, Allan Clayton and Sam Carl, and fine playing from the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

****1

Sophie Bevan (Mélisande) and Jacques Imbrailo (Pelléas) © Craig Fuller

Eleanor Knight, 12 Jun

Rory Kinnear directs a minimally semi-staged performance of Debussy's problematic opera at Snape Maltings, but Ryan Wigglesworth and the BBC Scottish SO provide the detail.

****1

Alex Esposito (Figaro) and Svetlina Stoyanova (Cherubino) © RBO | Mihaela Bodlovic

Dominic Lowe, 08 Jun

While this revival is imperfect, the Cherubino of Svetlina Stoyanova proves a marvel to hear.

***11

John Findon (Peter Grimes) © James Glossop

Richard Wilcocks, 13 Feb

Benjamin Britten’s dark masterpiece Peter Grimes returns triumphantly to Opera North, conducted by Gary Walker and revived by Karolina Sofulak and Tim Claydon.

*****

Lucy Crowe (Fiordiligi) and Joshua Blue (Ferrando) © James Glossop

Dominic Lowe, 06 Feb

English National Opera's revival of Phelim McDermott’s popular production is a blend of spectacle with some first-class singing, with Lucy Crowe emphasising her Mozartian credentials.

****1

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