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Peter Grimes, Covent Garden - review

24.06.11
Since Willy Decker's potent production of Peter Grimes was first seen in 2004, we have had a no less powerful staging from David Alden at ENO... more

The ultimate femme fatale in The Makropulos Case

21.09.10
The Makropulos Case features an opera singer who has seduced and dispensed with admirers for more than 300 years ... more

A mighty start to the Proms season

19.07.10
Successive Proms directors have consistently raised the bar over recent years but the opening of the 2010 season will take some beating... more

Peter Grimes is Great Britten's anti-hero

11.05.09
David Alden, in his dark, challenging new production of Peter Grimes offers an intriguing but compelling slant on that perception.... more

Fun lover gets into trouble in Jenufa

13.03.09
For directorial intelligence, as well as acting and singing of the highest quality, Jenufa is an unmissable show. ... more

Return of the great British soprano

04.03.09
Amanda Roocroft’s singing career looked burnt out — but her comeback at English National Opera next week offers a lesson for the next generation of divas... more

50 ways to have fun in 2009

02.01.09
Priscilla on stage, Blur reunited, Michael Sheen as Brian Clough — we bring you the highlights of London’s arts calendar for the coming months. ... more

Prom fails to spark

22.08.08
Problems with casting, balance and audibility, meant this Prom performance misfired on several counts, says Barry Millington ... more

The 25 must-see Proms

16.07.08
The 2008 Proms caters for all tastes, prejudices and proclivities as never before. Here are the moments you can't miss.... more

Lie back and think of the Balkans

28.04.08
The Merry Widow has a lively cast, with strong chorus and choreography. The weakest link, unusually, is the orchestra, says Fiona Maddocks.... more

An epic journey from slum to Shostakovich

20.08.07
This year's Proms continued with performances from the Youth Orchestra of Venezuela and the Birmingham Symphony Chorus.... more

Full of Eastern promise

10.10.06
With two poorly received stagings and the season barely a month old, English National Opera needed a hit. In this raw and intelligent staging of Jenufa it has one.... more


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