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Rigoletto review – Miller’s mafioso take still brings style and insights to Verdi’s masterpiece

Jonathan Miller’s iconic staging for ENO is 40 years old but with Richard Farnes conducting and a striking debut from Robyn Allegra Parton as Gilda, this remains a vibrant and engaging production

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2024

Kolesnikov/Symphony Orch of India/Farnes review – swagger, spaciousness and a surging tone

India’s only professional orchestra, here on the first date of a UK tour, has plenty of character and fine musicians. Pavel Kolesnikov was a slightly stiff soloist in Braham’s second piano concerto.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2023

The week in classical: La rondine; La traviata review – rapture and raw power

Puccini’s flighty swallow soars in James Hurley’s gorgeous new production for Opera North. And Nicole Chevalier is devastating as the doomed Violetta in ENO’s impassioned revival of no-frills Verdi

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2023