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LondonToscaNew production
Puccini: Tosca
Jakub Hrůša; Oliver Mears; The Royal Opera; Simon Lima Holdsworth; Ilona Karas; Fabiana Piccioli; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
LondonThe Sicilian Vespers
Verdi: Les Vêpres siciliennes (I vespri siciliani)
Speranza Scappucci; Stefan Herheim; The Royal Opera; Philipp Fürhofer; Gesine Völlm; Anders Poll; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
LondonJakub Hrůša and Friends in Concert
Bartók, Dvořák
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden; Jakub Hrůša; Kateřina Kněžíková; Pavel Černoch; Pavol Kubáň; Royal Opera Chorus
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In Mears’ bleak Royal Opera Semele, Pretty Yende stands out
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Superb Handelian singing and intense character acting light up Handel’s Semele, staged as a stark, uncompromising indictment of the rich and powerful.
Faust at The Royal Opera: competent but uninspiring
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Stripped of its original superstar casting, Gounod’s grand opera provides entertainment but fails to cohere.
The little man has his day: a nasty and brutish Die Walküre
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The latest, thrilling instalment of Barrie Kosky's Ring cycle at Covent Garden does not have to strain for contemporary relevance.