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OHP’s Die Fledermaus: disappointing production, though there is pleasure in the singing

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Opera Holland Park 2026 – Johann Strauss II’s Die Fledermaus: Soloists, Chorus of Opera Holland Park, City of London Sinfonia / George Jackson (conductor). Opera Holland Park, London, 29.7.2026. (KMcD)

Matthew Siveter (Frank) and Robert Burt (Frosch) © Craig Fuller

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Opera Holland Park’s Un ballo in maschera revival: what a memorable evening this was

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Opera Holland Park 2026 – Verdi (arr. Burke), Un ballo in maschera: Soloists, Opera Holland Park Chorus, City of London Sinfonia / Michael Papadopoulos (conductor). Opera Holland Park, London, 25.8.2026. (CC)

Dame Rosalind Plowright (Madame Arvidson) © Craig Fuller

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Pelly’s so-so Glyndebourne Ariadne auf Naxos production is, musically, a terrific evening

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom R. Strauss, Ariadne auf Naxos: Soloists, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Robin Ticciati (conductor). Glyndebourne Opera House, 19.7.2026. (CC)

Four comedians (Liam Bonthrone, Caspar Singh, Liam James Karai and Mikhail Timoshenko), Music Master (Michael Kraus), Dancing Master (Ru Charlesworth), Zerbinetta (Alina Wunderlin), Prima Donna (Rachel Willis-Sørensen) and Composer (Samantha Hankey) © GPLtd/Tristram Kenton

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Zemira e Azor is Bampton Classical Opera’s current success story and cannot fail to gladden the hearts.

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bampton Classical Opera Summer 2026 – Grétry, Zemira e Azor: Soloists, The Orchestra of Bampton Classical Opera / Andrew Griffiths (conductor). Cokethorpe School, Witney, Oxfordshire, 17.7.2026. (CP)

Andrew Irwin (Ali) and Ffion Edwards (Zemira) © Bampton Classical Opera

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