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LiverpoolMessiah
Handel: Messiah
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Matthew Hamilton; Hilary Cronin; Katie Bray; Stuart Jackson; James Platt
ManchesterThe Hallé - St John Passion
Bach: St John Passion, BWV245
The Hallé; Laurence Cummings; Ed Lyon; George Humphreys; Nardus Williams; Reginald Mobley
High WycombeIl ritorno d'Ulisse in patriaNew production
Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (The Return of Ulysses to his Country), SV 325
Laurence Cummings; John Caird; Garsington Opera; Robert Jones; Paul Pyant; The English Concert
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Monteverdi and Ulisse return happily to Garsington Opera
Laurence Cummings and John Caird’s second Garsington exploration of the operas of Monteverdi brims with wonderfully playing and singing in an attractive setting.
Chiaroscuro extinguished: a self-indulgent Poppea in Copenhagen
Christoph Marthaler’s staging of Monteverdi’s Poppea for the Royal Danish Opera is a study in boredom.
John Findon triumphs in the return of Opera North’s Peter Grimes
Benjamin Britten’s dark masterpiece Peter Grimes returns triumphantly to Opera North, conducted by Gary Walker and revived by Karolina Sofulak and Tim Claydon.
The Magic Flute returns in triumph to the Royal Opera House
Sir David McVicar's classic staging of The Magic Flute, now over 20 years old, shines afresh in a stylish performance conducted by Marie Jacquot, making her Covent Garden debut.
Joélle Harvey is outstanding in Glyndebourne's incendiary Semele
Adele Thomas makes a good case for Semele's operatic credentials in her production which makes effective nods towards Baroque opera’s devotion to spectacle.
Strictly Alcina: Handel as Fellini fantasy cabaret at Glyndebourne
Director Francesco Micheli undersells Handel in this Glyndebourne debut, but there's plenty of froth to keep the audience entertained.
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LondonSamson
Handel: Samson
Harry Bicket; The English Concert; Stuart Jackson; Paula Murrihy; Matthew Brook