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A vigorous, vivid Tristan und Isolde in the Cotswolds
The revered Anthony Negus conducts a superb revival of Carmen Jakobi’s abstract production of Wagner’s transcendent drama at Longborough Festival Opera.
A semi-successful semi-staging of Die Walküre at Longborough
Three performances in five days take their toll in a tight schedule of this concert production run in the Cotswolds.
A flesh and blood Tristan at Longborough
A passionate revival of Longborough's 2015 production with outstanding performances from the principals.
Gambling and Gothic: The Queen of Spades
Tchaikovsky's High Gothic opera about gambling obsessions is worth seeing for a first class staging, albeit with a mixed musical performance.
Creative spirits in Leeds: Mahler 8
Mahler's epic setting of the final scene from Goethe's Faust is so demanding of musical resources that any performance is a special occasion: what better work to conclude the Orchestra Of Opera North's triumphant 2015-2016 season?
Traditional Rusalka a visual feast for Scottish Opera
Anthony McDonald’s Rusalka looks and sounds wonderful in a traditionally told production, with Anne Sophie Duprels returning to the role.