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Elena Zilio leads the verismo thrills as Cav & Pag return

Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana; Leoncavallo: Pagliacci **** Royal Opera, 6th January 2018 Twelfth Night: the decorations are down, the tree has been turfed out onto the street and Easter eggs are already in the shops. Festivities are over for another year, … Continue reading

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Firing blanks: a disappointing Tosca at Covent Garden

Puccini: Tosca ** The Royal Opera, 11th January 2016 Nothing sweeps away the Christmas excess of multiple Nutcrackers like the biting chords denoting the villainous Baron Scarpia at the start of Tosca. I have a sneaking fondness for Puccini’s ‘shabby … Continue reading

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