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Tavener’s Krishna fails to convince in world premiere

Brett Polegato (Krishna) © Marc Brenner
John Tavener’s “mystical pantomime” proves a disappointment, despite strong performances from singers and orchestra in David Pountney’s production. 
***11
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Taj Mahal by Nishat Khan premieres at Grange Park Opera

Nishat Khan © Marc Brenner
Scion of generations of sitar players, Nishat Khan is the perfect person to tell the "greatest love story never told" behind India's most iconic building.
***11
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Dazzling revival of Il turco in Italia at Glyndebourne

Michael Mofidian (Selim) and Fabio Capitanucci (Don Geronio) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd, Photographer: Tristram Kenton
A revival of Mariame Clément's production of Rossini's less-loved comic gem provides the sense of Italian sun to warm the body and belly laughs to warm the soul.
****1
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At Aldeburgh Festival, Nicholas Daniel plays the Pied Piper of Cool

Nicholas Daniel © Angus Cooke
For the Aldeburgh Festival's 75th anniversary celebrations, Daniel delivered a great performance of Vaughan Williams's Oboe Concerto, in the company of Gustav and Imogen Holst.
****1
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Tosca’s kiss in Kensington: a superb revival at Opera Holland Park

Amanda Echalaz (Tosca) and Morgan Pearse (Scarpia) © Ali Wright
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.
****1
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Lights, camera, distraction: Opera Holland Park stages B-movie Bohème

Opera Holland Park Chorus © Craig Fuller
Natascha Metherell relocates the action to an Italian film studio of the 1950s, which looks great but brings problems. 
***11
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