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LeedsRigoletto

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Verdi: Rigoletto
Patrick Lange; Femi Elufowoju Jr; Opera North; Rae Smith; Howard Hudson; Orchestra of Opera North

Newcastle upon TyneRigoletto

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Verdi: Rigoletto
Patrick Lange; Femi Elufowoju Jr; Opera North; Rae Smith; Howard Hudson; Orchestra of Opera North

SalfordRigoletto

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Verdi: Rigoletto
Patrick Lange; Femi Elufowoju Jr; Opera North; Rae Smith; Howard Hudson; Orchestra of Opera North

NottinghamRigoletto

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Verdi: Rigoletto
Patrick Lange; Femi Elufowoju Jr; Opera North; Rae Smith; Howard Hudson; Orchestra of Opera North
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Jeannette Sorrell and the Hallé find drama in Handel’s Messiah

Jeannette Sorrell conducts The Hallé © Sharyn Bellemakers | The Hallé
Jeanette Sorrell brings a Messiah to Manchester that adds a sense of drama, bridging the gap between oratorio and opera.
****1
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Jonathan Miller’s Rigoletto, Godfather of opera productions, returns

Weston Hurt (Rigoletto) and David Kempster (Monterone) © Tristram Kenton
Jonathan Miller’s game-changing mafioso setting of Rigoletto returns to the Coliseum, vividly conducted by Richard Farnes. 
***11
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The Poisoner’s Dilemma: ETO presents a dramatic Lucrezia Borgia

Paula Sides (Lucrezia) and Aidan Edwards (Alfonso) © Richard Hubert Smith
Donizetti’s tale of one the Italian Renaissance’s objects of hate is well sung and superbly acted in ETO's new spring tour production.
****1
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Entertaining, not enchanting: The Golden Cockerel at ETO

Rimsky-Korsakov's anti-tsarist satirical fairytale makes for an entertaining rarity in ETO's spring tour.
***11
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A handsome Così fan tutte opens ETO's Spring tour

It is clear that these women are already ripe for plucking even before Don Alfonso unleashes his dastardly plan.
****1
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Youthful japes: La finta semplice at the QEH

Classical Opera’s performance of one of Mozart’s earliest operas throbbed with youthful energy; a strong cast brought the humour to life and made up for any weakness in the score.
****1
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