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Bach's St John Passion has been subjected to a variety of theatrical treatments: staged emotionally by Deborah Warner for English National Opera
A guaranteed crowd-puller, Richard Eyre's production of La Traviata is still as eye-catching as it was in 1994. Bob Crowley's set is
Mozart's seductive anti-hero Don Giovanni has invited reinterpretation by directors from many different points of view. This Grimeborn production from the Arcola
Moving from the cloister of an 18th-century manor to a geodesic dome in the 18th-century gardens of Belcombe Court seems to have
Francesco Cilea's L'Arlesiana " based on Daudet's play L'Arlésienne, a tragic love story set in a Provencal village " never achieved the
Benjamin Britten's psychological thriller, based on Henry James' ambiguous ghost story, must have been doubly shocking in 1950s Britain. This gripping production,
Jonathan Kent's straightforward production, with handsome designs by the late Paul Brown, has framed some memorable performances since its unveiling in 2006
Annabel Arden's frenetic production of Rossini's popular comedy received a mixed reception at its debut in 2016. Happily revival director Sinead O'Neill
The good ship Indomitable sailed into London last night to a hero's welcome, after triumphs in Milan and Rome. The cast for
Fittingly, OperaUpClose's new touring production of Mary, Queen of Scots opened in London's only surviving Elizabethan church, its simple nave transformed into
English National Opera's clear and inventive production of The Magic Flute, first seen in 2013 and now on its third revival, is
Graham Vick's site-specific production of Shostakovich's mocking, transgressive opera, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk " which takes place in a seedy nightclub on
This punchy new English version of Bizet's opera, by Mary Franklin and Ashley Pearson, focuses on the seedy, violent aspects of the
Amahl and the Night Visitors has all the ingredients of a Christmas show " lyrical music, a winsome boy hero and a
This year's Yvonne Arnaud pantomime features all the traditional ingredients, along with the spicy wit of a stand-up show. Writer and director
The life of Harriet Tubman, African American freedom fighter and former slave, is a gift for an opera composer. Born on a
Massenet's operatic fairytale is a thing of perfection, his ravishing melodies supported by shimmering solos and feather-light textures. But director Fiona Shaw
Never has Homer's Iliad seemed less like a dusty schoolbook text than in this searing 'excavation' by poet Alice Oswald, dramatized so
Peter Brook's pared-down's 1981 version of Bizet's Carmen, is heady stuff. But it can feel at times like eating too many sweeties:
Once you accept that it's all nonsense, that your senses will be assaulted by a riot of colour and noise, by a
Celebrating the centenary of votes for women, Spectra Ensemble puts on a rare performance of Ethel Smyth's jokey opera from 1914, The
The Jette Parker Young Artists (JPYA) Summer Performance was up against the football World Cup Final and the Wimbledon Final, so it's
Longborough Festival Opera's theatre-in-a-barn (clad in Classical columns and with seats instead of hay bales) is known for excellent Wagner productions on
Swirling images of naked women, conquests catalogued in ghostly handwriting on palace walls " the video designs by Luke Halls take us
Less an opera and more a collection of scenes for opera heroines, Roles is the culmination of Metta Theatre's residency at the V and
