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Bluebeard’s Castle/Oedipus Rex review – gory, gruesome and gripping double bill

Joe Hill-Gibbins’ claustrophobic staging of Bartók’s opera of dark symbolism is paired with his brand new production of Stravinsky’s psychological drama

The Guardian - UK

Dead Man Walking at London Coliseum: 'worth the 25-year wait to see this opera finally staged in London'

4/5 English National Opera gives popular show based on Death Row memoir its first full staging in London

Evening Standard

Dead Man Walking review – searing honesty and humanity in ENO’s staging of Heggie’s compelling opera

The first staging in the UK of Heggie and Terrence McNally’s adaptation of the memoir by Sister Helen Prejean is an anguished reflection on truth, compassion and capital punishment, sung with empathy and pathos

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Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius album review – thoughtful and acutely sensitive to tiniest nuances

This is a very distinguished addition to the pantheon of Gerontius recordings, and Christine Rice is as good an Angel as any on disc since Janet Baker

The Guardian - UK

Suor Angelica review – Puccini’s maternal tragedy gets a haunting modern update

A Magdalene laundry in 1960s Ireland is the setting for ENO’s semi-staged production, which conveys quiet anger and deep sadness

The Guardian - UK

Un Giorno di Regno review – fizzing revival of Verdi’s failed comedy

While it might have been cancelled after the premiere in 1840, Christopher Alden’s frenetic staging, an effervescent Philharmonia Orchestra and a fine cast show there’s a decent evening’s entertainment in there

The Guardian - UK

Phaedra/Minotaur review – gripping double bill scales the heights of emotion

Mezzo soprano Christine Rice is compelling in the first half while dancers in the dreamlike second part are a revelation in Deborah Warner’s simply staged show

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The week in classical: Tosca; Gloriana review – made in Britain

The sensational Freddie De Tommaso soars alongside Natalya Romaniw in a catch-it-while-you-can Tosca

The Guardian - UK

Gloriana review – superb singing and smart staging illuminate Britten’s coronation opera

English National Opera’s one-off performance of Britten’s uneven opera was very fine in every respect, with Christine Rice an exceptional Elizabeth I

The Guardian - UK

Phaedra and Minotaur review – Kim Brandstrup’s ravishing new work puts Ariadne centre stage

Brandstrup’s superbly danced reimagining of the Minotaur myth is paired with mezzo Christine Rice’s impassioned Phaedra in Britten’s cantata

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