Performer: Sarah Tynan

English National Opera brings back Simon McBurney's theatre of wonders for this Mozart classic. 

John Adams’ opera about Richard Nixon’s historic meeting with Mao Tse-Tung is performed with all round excellence, with a real find on the podium in the shape of Olivia Lee-Gunderman.

ENO's Merry Widow is big, brash, and more than a touch juvenile – but it's the most fun one can have at the opera.

It’s the sprig of nightshade on a blood-red confection.

As the two sisters, Eleanor Dennis and Kitty Whately ideally complemented and blended with each other.  

The Planets and Sinfonia antartica could be the Cav and Pag of British music.