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Mummy issues: Michieletto’s Carmen returns to The Royal Opera

Aigul Akhmetshina (Carmen) © RBO | Marc Brenner
Aigul Akhmetshina is on the verge of becoming the definitive Carmen; in this first revival of Michieletto's 2024 production at Covent Garden, she delivers the standout performance. 
***11
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Oedipus Rex: an immersive night at the museum in Edinburgh

Roland Wood (Creon) and Kitty Whately (Jocasta) © Jess Shurte

Scottish Opera brings an immersive community production to the Edinburgh Festival directed by Roxana Haines, performed in the National Museum of Scotland.

****1
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Don't look back: Longborough's new L'Orfeo

Aoife Miskelly (Eurydice) and Peter Gijsbertsen (Orfeo) © Matthew Williams-Ellis
Olivia Fuchs directs Monteverdi's early opera in a sparse staging with a consistently fine cast. 
***11
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Never judge an album by its cover: Last Days premieres at the ROH

Agathe Rousselle (Blake) © ROH | Camilla Greenwell
Oliver Leith's opera is inspired by the death of Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain and it turns out to be a mesmerising, fulfilling creation.
****1
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Stylish, witty double bill at RCS

Commedia dell'arte and zany surrealism: RCS opera school pulls off a highly amusing double bill of Gianni Schicchi and Les Mamelles de Tirésias with style.

****1
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A fun-packed Falstaff from Opera Bohemia

Opera Bohemia provides a fun-filled showcase for Conservatoire graduates in a finely sung Falstaff heading for the Edinburgh Fringe with a small orchestra.
****1
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