Opera North search for 'the spark of God' in Janáček's From the House of the Dead

By Laura Kate Wilson, 09 May 2011

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Reviewed at Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds on 5 May 2011

Janáček, From the House of the Dead

Opera North

Alan Oke, Skuratov

Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts, Luka Kuzmič (Filka Morozov)

Robert Hayward, Šiškov

Richard Morrison, Alexandr Petrovič Gorjančikov

Claire Wild, Aljeja

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****1

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Laura Kate Wilson

Laura has an MA in English from the University of St Andrews, and has worked as a features writer and a freelance reviewer. She is fascinated by all aspects of opera, but has a particular interest in the role of the baritone on the operatic stage and a passion for the works of Puccini.