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Photo: Bill CooperLa donna del lago
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In his biography of Rossini, Richard Osborne says of La donna del lago that it’s “ill-suited to larger houses, however grand ...
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Photo: Alastair MuirWozzeck
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Carrie Cracknell's Wootton Bassett Wozzeck is the most assured ENO debut for years, giving us a vision of Berg’s masterpiece that c...
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Don CarloDon Carlo
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Cynics had a field day when the Royal Opera announced Anja Harteros for the role of Elisabeth in Don Carlo, and the no-show diva with a s...
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Photo: Mike HobanDie Zauberflöte
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A very British ‘Flute’ graces the stage for phase two of the Royal Opera’s latest revival. All but a handful of the ...
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Daniel Slater directs Mozart at GarsingtonDaniel Slater directs Mozart at Garsington
Affable, relaxed and knowledgeable, Daniel Slater may seem easy-going but his mind races when he waxes lirico about opera. Those synapses...
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Round 2: Gilliam takes on Berlioz again (photo: Richard Hubert Smith)Simon Thomas: ENO's new season most exciting for years
If English National Opera is experiencing financial difficulties at the moment, nobody’s told the management.  At the launch o...
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Wagner cornerstone of BBC Proms 2013Wagner cornerstone of BBC Proms 2013
Following a superb line-up of operas at last year’s BBC Proms, this season promises to be equally strong, especially if you’re ...
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Sarah Connolly as OctavianWinners of the Opera Poll 2013 announced
Now an annual event, the whatsonstage.com Opera Poll saw fierce voting from over 1000 members of the general public and opera aficionados...
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Podcast: Behind the scenes with ENO's La Traviata
Podcast: Live & Uncut with ENO's Mikado
Podcast: Behind the scenes with Calixto Bieito's Carmen
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Puppetry in Opera
Podcast: Behind the scenes with ENO's Pilgrim's Progress
WOS Radio: Focus on English National Opera's Billy Budd
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Latest Podcasts
Calixto BieitoPodcast: Behind the scenes with Calixto Bieito's Carmen
The image of the toilet cubicles lingers on but no one can deny the fierce theatricality that shakes up English National Opera whenever Cal...
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Podcast: Behind the scenes with ENO's Pilgrim's ProgressPodcast: Behind the scenes with ENO's Pilgrim's Progress
Vaughan Williams' rapturous "Morality" (his chosen description) of John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim's Progress opened this week at the Colis...
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WOS Radio: Edward Seckerson Talks to Jamie BernsteinWOS Radio: Edward Seckerson Talks to Jamie Bernstein
Who would have thought - certainly not she - that the little girl perching on her famous father's podium would grow up to carry forward his...
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Sir Mark ElderWOS Radio: Edward Seckerson Talks to Mark Elder
For almost 40 years Opera Rara has been a record label with a mission: to rediscover and rejuvenate neglected operatic repertoire from the ...
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WOS Radio: Edward Seckerson Talks to ENO's Castor & Pollux Team
WOS Radio: Edward Seckerson Talks to Opera North
WOS Radio: Edward Seckerson Talks to Susan Bullock
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WOS Radio: Edward Seckerson Talks to John Wilson
WOS Radio: Edward Seckerson Talks to Sarah Tynan
WOS Radio: Edward Seckerson Talks to Antonio Pappano
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