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Turn of the Screw with a sinister twist

27.10.09
Charles Mackerras conjures a dark, sinister quality that perfectly complements the oppressive visual picture in Turn of the Screw.... more

For those who like larger ladies, meet ENO's Claudia

03.09.09
She crawls, she can move through 360 degrees, and she is as tall as the stage at one of London’s leading opera houses... more

Egypt's queen seduces the Raj in Giulio Cesare

26.05.09
Danielle de Niese was standing in for the Cleopatra originally chosen for David McVicar’s Giulio Cesare. Now she is a regular guest at Sussex opera house.... more

Something rotten in Rigoletto

11.02.09
Verdi's Rigoletto is Italian opera at its most tunefully delirious but it also outlines a precise anatomy of power's corrosive effects.... more

Music

08.10.08
Live music, be it opera or rock festivals, is proving more popular than ever — and is offering a desperately needed financial lifeline. London remains the heartbeat of the industry. ... more

Carmen with a difference

07.07.08
Bizet's Carmen is usually presented as a big-stage spectacular but not in David McVicar's Glyndebourne production.... more

Servant turns master in Nozze di Figaro

25.06.08
By skilful recasting, the essence of Nozze di Figaro has been, if anything, enhanced for the latest Royal Opera production.... more

Playing it for easy laughs

23.05.08
Too much of Der Rosenkavalier is mere bustle and bluster and without sumptuous singing, the opera feels coarse and slight. ... more

Sheer terror strikes a chord

10.03.08
Salome is an everyday tale of advanced religious obsession, voyeurism and violent sexual psychosis.... more

A head-turning Salome but dance is out of step

22.02.08
David McVicar's new production of Richard Strauss's Salome is an operatic masterpiece but not, you might say, to all tastes.... more

Magic Flute is a mixed bag

12.02.08
This revival of David McVicar's handsome production of Mozart's Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute) is a mixed bag.... more

Papageno to perfection

29.01.08
Simon Keenlyside's central performance as Papageno binds the Magic Flute together with energy and brilliance.... more

A fearfully good ghost tale

27.11.07
Musical standards were high as The English National Opera finally found a hit with David McVicar's gripping staging of The Turn of the Screw.... more

Modern-day Cosi played for laughs

16.07.07
Cheers greeted Jonathan Miller at the fifth revival of his 1995 staging of Mozart's Così fan Tutte at Covent Garden.... more

Jester who gets his revenge

11.07.07
David McVicar's brilliant, chilling production of Rigoletto tells the story of a hunchback jester who gets his revenge on the corrupt Duke who seduces his daughter... more

ENO is back with La Clemenza di Tito

11.06.07
ENO's 2005 production of Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito is back for the first time but without the same tight focus. ... more

Getting a Handel on this classic

20.04.07
This staging of Giulio Cesare eschews campery and captures the deeply-felt emotional and theatrical dimension of Handel's favourite, says Barry Millington.... more

Handel's dark comedy of passion and intrigue

06.02.07
Complete with mobile phones, four-letter words and much gyrating of, and fumbling with, groins, this new ENO production of Agrippina too often distracts and diminishes, says Fiona Maddocks.... more

Bewitching in the glitter

18.09.06
Faust is at the heart of the Royal Opera's repertoire and David McVicar's 2004 production opens the new season, with Angela Gheorghiu returning as a glittering Marguerite.... more

Critic's Choice: Top Five Classical Events

24.08.06
Barry Millington's pick of the weekend's top classical events includes some Mozart at Greenwich park and the Minnesota Orchestra at the Proms with phenomenal pianist Llyr Williams...... more

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