La Boheme, Royal Opera House, London
Royal Opera House, London: John Copley's traditional 1974 staging of Puccini's Parisian romance is back for yet another revival whose main point of interest is the return of Rolando Villazon as Rodolfo - a role he sang for the ROH in 2005. Sadly, the condition of his voice on this occasion was worrying. The top register felt stressed and diminished. Many notes were approached gingerly and then cut short. A …