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Glyndebourne’s Cinderella (Cendrillon) at the New Victoria Theatre Woking Review
Reviewed by Paul Charlesworth Jules Massenet wrote at least twenty-five operas, but for many years his rather intimate, late romantic…
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Welsh National Opera: La Cenerentola at the Mayflower Theatre Southampton Review
Reviewed by Jane Warwick The Welsh National Opera provided another excellent evening’s entertainment to an appreciative audience in Southampton’s recently…
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Glyndebourne’s La Traviata at the New Victoria Theatre Woking Review
Reviewed by Paul Charlesworth 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of Glyndebourne Opera on Tour. It was established in 1968 with…
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Opera North’s The Merry Widow at The Lowry Manchester Review
Reviewed by Ann Durrell The Merry Widow is an operetta by Franz Lehár which premiered in 1905 in Vienna. Hanna Glawari…
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G4 Live Tour 2018 at The Hawth Crawley Review
Reviewed by Louise Watts Since rising to fame as runners up in the 2004 series of the X-Factor, G4 have…
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Welsh National Opera: Don Giovanni at the Mayflower Theatre Southampton Review
Reviewed by David Warwick The Welsh National Opera played to a packed house at the Mayflower theatre on Friday (23…
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Opera North’s Un ballo in maschera at The Lowry Review
Reviewed by Anne Durrell Giuseppe Verdi ‘s Un ballo in maschera is an opera in three acts inspired by the…
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Glyndebourne’s Il Barbiere Di Siviglia at Milton Keynes Theatre Review
Reviewed by Gina Lilley The Glyndebourne Tour wishes to bring opera to many who otherwise wouldn’t be able to go.…
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Glyndebourne Cosi Fan Tutte at Milton Keynes Theatre Review
Reviewed by Gina Lilley There is such a dogma around opera. Opera is elitist. Full of warbling vibrato, hugely expensive…
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Glyndeboune Opera The Barber of Seville at the New Victoria Theatre Woking Review
Reviewed by Paul Charlesworth As part of its end-of-season tour, Glyndebourne Opera is presenting Rossini’s most frequently performed opera; indeed,…
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