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Nicholas Carter; Michael Grandage; Glyndebourne Festival Opera; Christopher Oram; Paule Constable; London Philharmonic Orchestra
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Glyndebourne’s iconic Dream approaches its century

Nils Wanderer (Oberon) and Jennifer France (Tytania) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd | Tristram Kenton
Sir Peter Hall's classic staging of Britten's Shakespearean comedy nears a landmark moment in Glyndebourne’s autumn season. 
****1
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Jonathan Dove’s excellent opera Flight touches down in Australia

Samuel Dale Johnson (Steward) and Ashlyn Tymms (Stewardess) © Andrew Beveridge
Jonathan Dove’s opera Flight earns its title as the most popular modern opera with this excellent ensemble performance in Adelaide, its Australian premiere. 
****1
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Brilliantly enjoyable Barber of Seville in Sydney

Samuel Dale Johnson (Figaro) © Keith Saunders
A thoroughly enjoyable and brilliantly performed version of Rossini's great comic opera at the Sydney Opera House. 
*****
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Scottish Barber of Seville packed with fun

David Stout (Bartolo) and Samuel Dale Johnson (Figaro) © James Glossop

Sir Thomas Allen returns to Scottish Opera to revive The Barber of Seville with a strong cast headed by Samuel Dale Johnson, Anthony Gregory, David Stout and Simone McIntosh. 

****1
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A Glyndebourne Dream that works its sinister magic

Tim Mead (Oberon) and Liv Redpath (Tytania) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd | Photo: Tristram Kenton
A strong revival cast, conducted by Dalia Stasevska, demonstrate why Sir Peter Hall's 1981 vintage staging of Britten’s A Midsummer Night's Dream is such a classic. 
****1
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An icy Eugene Onegin at Opera Holland Park

Julia Burbach's new production lacks poetry in spite of an admirable cast led by Samuel Dale Johnson in the title role. 
***11
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