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Mummy issues: Michieletto’s Carmen returns to The Royal Opera

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Aigul Akhmetshina is on the verge of becoming the definitive Carmen; in this first revival of Michieletto's 2024 production at Covent Garden, she delivers the standout performance. 
***11
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Hidden tears season the comedy in Santa Fe's enchanting Elixir

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In this revival of Stephen Lawless' busy production, set in 1945 Italy, young American tenor Jonah Hoskins' endearing performance tilts Donizetti's charmer in a Nemorino-centric direction. 
****1
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Death Becomes Her: Floris Visser's new Bohème at Glyndebourne

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An ideal young cast and a thoughtful production bring fresh perspectives to Puccini's tragedy.
*****
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Jenůfa makes a triumphant return to Covent Garden

Guth's intelligent production comes with a Karita Mattila masterclass and an outstanding cast, intense to the point of pain. 
*****
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JPYA make a decent fist of Handel's Susanna in the Linbury Theatre

The evening’s most unbuttoned applause was reserved for two native anglophone artists, countertenor Patrick Terry and bass-baritone Michael Mofidian.
***11
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Magical Flute: McVicar's Zauberflöte returns to Covent Garden

David McVicar’s imaginative staging of Mozart’s The Magic Flute comes back for its eighth run at the Royal Opera with an excellent new cast.

****1
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