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Porgy and Bess returns stronger than ever at the Met
Back to Catfish Row for another revival of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess and James Robinson’s show continue to wow our writer.
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Sir Jonathan Miller’s production of Puccini’s classic remains powerful, but ENO’s latest revival underwhelms at the Coliseum.
Semyon Bychkov leads a musically superior Rusalka at Covent Garden
Ann Yee and Natalie Abrahami give Rusalka an ecological reading, but it's the musical side of things that really takes flight in The Royal Opera's new production.
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An ideal young cast and a thoughtful production bring fresh perspectives to Puccini's tragedy.
Christiane Lutz casts Rigoletto into the limelight as Charlie Chaplin
The tears of a clown behind the public mask? Glyndebourne's first ever production of Rigoletto takes the audience to Hollywood in the silent film era.
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A welcome return to the Glyndebourne Festival for Melly Still's staging, which brings out the full emotional range of Dvořák’s fairytale of denial, heartbreak and forgiveness.