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London‘Ariadne auf Naxos’ from GlyndebourneSemi-staged performance

BBC Proms
Strauss R.: Ariadne auf Naxos
Robin Ticciati; Glyndebourne Festival Opera; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Rachel Willis-Sørensen; David Butt Philip; Samantha Hankey

GlyndebourneBilly Budd

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Britten: Billy Budd
Nicholas Carter; Michael Grandage; Glyndebourne Festival Opera; Christopher Oram; Paule Constable; London Philharmonic Orchestra

GlyndebourneAriadne auf NaxosNew production

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Strauss R.: Ariadne auf Naxos
Robin Ticciati; Laurent Pelly; Glyndebourne Festival Opera; Massimo Troncanetti; Marco Giusti; London Philharmonic Orchestra

LondonAlcina

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Handel: Alcina
David Bates; Richard Jones; The Royal Opera; Antony McDonald; Lucy Carter; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
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Deborah Warner attains her theatrical dream at the Teatro Real

Iestyn Davies (Oberon) y  Liv Redpath (Tytania) © Javier del Real | Teatro Real
Warner once again displays her unquestionable talent onstage and her affinity with Benjamin Britten, although, on this occasion, the musical aspect are not equally satisfactory.
***11
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Cocteau-esque camp: Alden’s Partenope returns to ENO

Hugh Cutting (Arsace) and Nardus Williams (Partenope) © Lloyd Winters
Christopher Alden’s Olivier Award-winning production of Handel’s Partenope returns to the Coliseum, but it's the singing that earns the plaudits. 
****1
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A strong new Figaro opens at Glyndebourne

Johanna Wallroth (Susanna) and Michael Nagl (Figaro) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd | Photography by Richard Hubert Smith
Mariame Clément is a popular director at Glyndebourne, and her new production of Figaro shows her trademark approach to hardhitting comedy.
****1
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Glyndebourne's Saul still packs a punch 10 years on

Iestyn Davies (David) © © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photography by ASH
Returning from the original run, Christopher Purves and Iestyn Davies were joined by a strong cast and chorus for a revival of Barrie Kosky's striking production.
*****
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ENO gives Thea Musgrave's Mary, Queen of Scots a worthy performance

Heidi Stober (Mary) © Ellie Kurttz
Musgrave's powerful depiction of a powerful woman at the mercy of male manipulation receives a strong staging from at ENO. 
****1
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No rust on Glyndebourne’s classic The Rake’s Progress

Carole Wilson (Mother Goose), Thomas Atkins (Tom Rakewell), Sam Carl (Nick Shadow) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd | Richard Hubert Smith
It's been in the Glyndebourne rep for almost fifty years, but John Cox's production, complete with Hockney's iconic set, remains timeless. Robin Ticciati's superb conducting and an excellent cast made this latest revival a complete success.
****1
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