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Jenůfa is a great opera given a great musical performance by Rattle, his singers and the LSO

13/01/2024 by Agnes Kory

United Kingdom Janáček, Jenůfa (concert performance): Soloists, London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican, London, 11.1.2024. (AK)

LSO’s *Jenůfa*: Aleš Briscein (Laca) and Nicky Spence (Števa) © Mark Allan

Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel score is the greatest magic of all in a fine Covent Garden revival

19/12/2023 by Colin Clarke

United Kingdom Humperdinck, Hansel and Gretel: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Mark Wigglesworth (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 16.12.2023. (CC)

A scene from Antony McDonald’s *Hansel and Gretel* © Tristram Kenton

Delightful and convincing RNCM opera production of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Snow Maiden

18/12/2023 by Michael Cookson

United Kingdom Rimsky-Korsakov, The Snow Maiden: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Royal Northern College of Music / Matthew Kofi Waldren (conductor). RNCM, Manchester, 13.12.2023. (MC)

A scene from RNCM’s *The Snow Maiden* © Craig Fuller

Cav and Pag: Michieletto’s splendid production at Covent Garden is revived once again

01/12/2023 by John Rhodes

United Kingdom Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana and Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Daniel Oren (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 30.11.2023. (JR)

*Pagliacci*: Dimitri Platanias (Tonio) and Jorge de Léon (Canio) © Marc Brenner

Opera North’s La rondine proves a balm for our troubles today

28/11/202323/11/2023 by Michael Cookson

United Kingdom Puccini, La rondine: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Kerem Hasan (conductor). Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, Salford Quays, 17.11.2023. (MC)

Laura-Kelly McInroy (Suzy), Kathryn Sharpe (Bianca), Pasquale Orchard (Yvette), Philip Smith (Rambaldo), Sébastien Guèze (Ruggero), Satriya Krisna (Goblin), Ross McInroy (Périchaud) © Tristram Kenton

ON’s Masque of Might with its message of impending environmental catastrophe has a significant impact

28/11/202321/11/2023 by Michael Cookson

United Kingdom Purcell, Masque of Might: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Harry Bicket (conductor). Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, Salford Quays, 16.11.2023. (MC)

Andri Björn Róbertsson as Nebulous © James Glossop

Henry Waddington is compelling in the title role of Opera North’s Green Season Falstaff

28/11/202319/11/2023 by Jim Pritchard

United Kingdom Verdi, Falstaff: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Garry Walker (conductor). Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, Salford Quays, 15.11.2023. (MC)

Henry Waddington as Falstaff and Louise Winter as Mistress Quickly © Richard H Smith

An ingenious production of Hänsel & Gretel from HGO at Highgate’s Jacksons Lane Theatre

28/11/202316/11/2023 by John Rhodes

United Kingdom Humperdinck, Hänsel & Gretel: Soloists, HGO Orchestra / Thomas Payne (conductor). Jacksons Lane Theatre, London. 15.11.2023. (JR)

Alexandra Meier (Hänsel) and Felicitas Wrede (Gretel) © Laurent Compagnon

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