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Comic overkill stunts Handel’s Giulio Cesare at Grange Festival
Despite excellent vocal performances, David Alden’s production of Giulio Cesare in Egitto aims at irreverence but overplays the comedy.
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.
Vocal thrills in Met’s traditional staging of Bellini’s I puritani
Marco Armiliato conducts a finely balanced rendition of Bellini's final masterpiece with a stellar cast headed by Lisette Oropesa and Lawrence Brownlee.
Opera North’s gleeful Magic Flute revived
Conducted by Christoph Konz and directed by James Brining, Opera North’s revival of The Magic Flute remains an inventive reinterpretation of Mozart’s classic opera.
Madcap comedy from Verdi: Un giorno di regno at Garsington
Christopher Alden, Chris Hopkins and an excellent cast send us a comic roller coaster ride with Verdi’s ultra-rarely performed second opera.
Bangs and whimpers: Cal McCrystal directs Le Comte Ory at Garsington
Garsington Opera's new production of Rossini's comic masterpiece is a bawdy hoot, but humour aside it features an ensemble who provide first-class bel canto singing.