Odyssey: A Heroic Pantomime at Jermyn Street Theatre
Even the antagonist was treated with affection: I didn’t know there was such a thing as booing with love, but I’ve discovered it here.
Source: londontheatre1.com
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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
Source: theguardian.com
La Rondine review – Opera North's stylish Puccini is opulent and tender | Opera
Set in the 1920s, James Hurley’s staging – the third of the company’s Green Season – is blessed with perfectly mismatched lovers. Under conductor Kerem Hasan the score sighs and swoons
Source: theguardian.com
Il Trittico review – Scottish Opera's vivid new staging has humour and heartbreak | Opera
David McVicar’s atmospheric production of Puccini’s triptych gains from magnificent performances by Roland Wood and, in her company debut, Sunyoung Seo
Source: theguardian.com