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LondonFleur Barron / Shengzhi Ren / Tom Poster / Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

Wigmore Hall
Mahler, Ho
Fleur Barron; Shengzhi Ren; Tom Poster; Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
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East meets West in Dai Fujikura’s The Great Wave at Scottish Opera

Daisuke Ohyama (Katsushika Hokusai) © Mihaela Bodlovic

Stuart Stratford conducts the world premiere of Fujikura’s opera about Hokusai’s image at Scottish Opera, with Satoshi Miyagi directing with his Japanese creative team.

***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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White roses haunt Scottish Opera’s enthralling Daphne

Hye-Youn Lee (Daphne) © Sally Jubb
A strong cast led by Hye-Youn Lee, Shengzhi Ren and Brad Cooper head a magnificent semi-staged Daphne, conducted by Stuart Stratford.
****1
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Glimmering Respighi, sparkling Dukas, a murky Il tabarro

Sir Mark Elder © BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Mark Elder brought the Hallé down to the Royal Albert Hall for an interesting programme of Dukas, Respighi and Puccini.
***11
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Sir Thomas Allen directs a delightful Don Giovanni at Scottish Opera

Set in the sinister backstreets of Venice, this production from 2013 boasts strong singing all around and brisk, bright conducting by Stuart Stratford.

****1
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Emotion and mayhem: a golden double bill from Royal Academy Opera

Students triumph in Tchaikovsky's Iolanta and Ravel's L'Enfant et les sortilèges.
****1
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