Anna Cavaliero News Today

A formidable cast excels in an ingenious, small-scale production of Britten’s ghostly chamber opera; Red Riding Hood clashes with a warbling witch. Plus, a night in with the other Mendelssohn

Ustinov Studio, Bath

Evil elves ruin a perfectly pleasant Norwegian B&B, while the former Genesis frontman finally shows his working-out

A new chamber opera explores isolation and connection, a John Dowland recital strikes a note of exquisite pain – and a community opera enchants with a modern fable

Period instrument ensemble Figure’s semi-staging of an abridged version of Serse was full of good ideas and strong singing

As a concert performance, or listened to with one’s eyes closed, Serse would have gained my highest approbation, as musically this was one of the best events I have attended for some time.