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'The ensemble singing in the opening scenes is outstanding' ⭐⭐⭐ ✍️Eleanor Knight Read the full review online now!
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'Huffman and Venables bend the very notion of what constitutes text' ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ✍️Mark Seow Read the full review on our website!
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'The piece took the audience on an increasingly dark journey that set individual mystery against collective conformity' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ✍️George Hall Read the full review online now!
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English Touring Opera wins Achievement in Opera Award at the UK Theatre Awards 2026 ⭐Read the full story on our website! opera-now.com/content/news/e…
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Ahead of the RBO revival of Philip Venables’ 4.48 Psychosis, Eleanor Knight reflects on Sarah Kane's original play and whether attitudes towards mental health have changed in the generations since her suicide 🔎Discover the full feature on our website opera-now.com/content/featur…
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On memorable form, the company’s chorus sang as a unit but acted as individuals, while Tchaikovsky’s expertly chosen instrumental colours were vividly presented by the orchestra ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ✍️ George Hall Read the full review on the Opera Now website! opera-now.com/content/review…
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'Quinn Kelsey ideal in thrilling Met 'Macbeth' ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ✍️Robert Levine Read the full review on our website! opera-now.com/content/review…
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'The Russian director links the two operas quite brilliantly' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ✍️Mark Pullinger Read the full review on our website now! opera-now.com/content/review…
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'It is a powerful statement, and a dark, disturbing reading' ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 📝Gavin Dixon Read the full review on our website now!
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'Patrick Zielke threw himself fully into this new view of Ochs' ⭐⭐ 📝Hugo Shirley Read the full review on our website!
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'All three singers work hard to make something individual out of roles that are dramatically cliched' ⭐⭐ ✍️ George Hall Full review on Opera Now website!
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'Martinaitytė describes her work in general as ‘a progression of states’, something Panzer captures with clear-sighted vision' ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ✍️Andrew Mellor Full review on the Opera Now website!
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As @ETOpera brings Gluck’s Orpheus to life in a new production, composer Leo Grant explores the process of adding instrumental and electronic re-arrangements and re-compositions of Gluck’s original material opera-now.com/content/featur…
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⭐🎶While interest in the song recital is declining, the Oxford International Song Festival continues to attract audiences. Founder Sholto Kynoch shares what they're doing in Oxford to keep the genre alive Read the full feature online now!
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The Grange Festival has announced changes to its leadership team, including the appointment of Brindley Sherratt as Artistic director, the addition of four new trustees to the board of directors, and the departure of Chief Executive Officer Tyler Stoops.
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As director Evgeny Titov prepares to stage Wagner’s Parsifal at the Royal Opera, he speaks about politics, perspective and criticism when it comes to the artform opera-now.com/content/featur…
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⭐⭐⭐ Oxford International Opera's debut is 'as subtle as a brick' Read the full review online! opera-now.com/content/review…
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‘Musically, this revival had other significant strengths too, not least the taut conducting of Michael Papadopoulos, alert to every nuance of Verdi’s edgy drama.’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ✍️Mark Pullinger Read the full review on the Opera Now website! opera-now.com/content/review…
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From Little Women to Family Guy, opera sets the scene in more Hollywood movies than you might think... opera-now.com/content/featur…
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Hannu Lintu’s arrival at the Singapore Symphony Orchestra could well take the distinguished recording orchestra to even greater heights ✨ Read the full story on Gramophone now! #ad gramophone.co.uk/content/fea…
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