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Venue: The London Coliseum

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AddressSt. Martin's Lane
London
WC2N 4ES
United Kingdom
Capacity2359
Google maps51° 30' 35.211" N 0° 7' 36.688" W
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LondonNutcracker

English National Ballet
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Marius Petipa; Lev Ivanov; Aaron Watkin; Arielle Smith; English National Ballet; Dick Bird; Paul Pyant; English National Ballet Philharmonic

LondonAkram Khan's Giselle

English National Ballet
Lamagna: Giselle
Akram Khan; English National Ballet; Tim Yip; Mark Henderson

LondonCarmen

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Bizet: Carmen
Clelia Cafiero; Calixto Bieito; English National Opera; Olivia Clarke; Alfons Flores; Mercè Paloma; Bruno Poet

LondonDead Man WalkingNew production

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Heggie: Dead Man Walking
Kerem Hasan; Annilese Miskimmon; English National Opera; Alex Eales; Evie Gurney; DM Wood; English National Opera Orchestra

LondonPartenope

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Handel: Partenope
Christian Curnyn; Christopher Alden; English National Opera; Andrew Lieberman; Jon Morrell; Adam Silverman; English National Opera Orchestra

LondonHMS Pinafore

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Sullivan: HMS Pinafore
Matthew Kofi Waldren; Cal McCrystal; English National Opera; takis; Tim Mitchell; English National Opera Orchestra

LondonCosì fan tutte

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Mozart: Così fan tutte
Dinis Sousa; Phelim McDermott; English National Opera; Tom Pye; Laura Hopkins; Paule Constable; English National Opera Orchestra

LondonRise and Fall of the City of MahagonnyNew production

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Weill: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
André de Ridder; Jamie Manton; English National Opera; Camilla Clarke; DM Wood; English National Opera Orchestra
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Comedy falls flat in ENO's season opening Cinderella

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Julia Burbach and her designer, Herbert Murauer, are defeated by the wide canyons of the Coliseum stage in their modern-dress Cinderella
**111
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Ballet Icons Gala 2025 brings much excitement to the Coliseum

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Ballet Icons Gala 2025 was the 19th since its inception. One can only applaud the dedication of Olga Balakleets, Founder and Artistic Director, for bringing many of the world’s most eminent dancers.
****1
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ENO gives Thea Musgrave's Mary, Queen of Scots a worthy performance

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Musgrave's powerful depiction of a powerful woman at the mercy of male manipulation receives a strong staging from at ENO. 
****1
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Kicking down the door: The Marriage of Figaro revived at ENO

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ENO's revival features a striking performance from Mary Bevan as bride-to-be Susanna, but elements of the staging continue to raise eyebrows. 
****1
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ENB in Mary Skeaping's Giselle: authentic, exquisite dancing

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English National Ballet give a meticulous account of Mary Skeaping's glorious Giselle.
*****
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ENB's new Nutcracker more than satiates an acute sugar craving

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A long-awaited new production of ENB's perennial seasonal classic is a visual feast.
****1
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Magic takes time to sparkle in ENO's Elixir of Love

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Harry Fehr’s directorial debut for ENO transposes Donizetti’s tale into a World War 2 setting. Rhian Lois charms and commands as Adina.
****1
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Jonathan Miller’s Rigoletto, Godfather of opera productions, returns

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Jonathan Miller’s game-changing mafioso setting of Rigoletto returns to the Coliseum, vividly conducted by Richard Farnes. 
***11
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