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A nursery tale with the master’s own music in its bones, Hansel and Gretel, Longborough Festival Opera @lfotweet operascene.co.uk/reviews/a-n…
A nursery tale with the master’s own music in its bones, Hansel and Gretel, Longborough Festival...

A nursery tale with the master’s own music in its bones, Hansel and Gretel, Longborough Festival...

**** It is a rare and rather wonderful thing to watch a company reveal a familiar work almost from the inside out, and that is what Longborough has done with Hansel and Gretel. This is the house th…

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CRITIQUE, festival. WORMSLEY, Garsington Opera, le 10 juillet 2026. BARRY : The Importance of Being Earnest. J. France, H. Waddington, S. Boylan @scene_opera classiquenews.com/critique-f… via @ClassiqueNews
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There is a particular pleasure in watching Welsh singers in clever and enjoyable productions. asiw.co.uk/welsh-performer-r… via @ArtsSceneWales
Welsh singers delight at West Green House Opera's Tosca - Art Scene in Wales

Welsh singers delight at West Green House Opera's Tosca - Art Scene in Wales

Welsh singers delight at West Green House Opera's Tosca

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CRITIQUE, festival. BLANDFORD FORUM, Dorset Opera Festival (Coade Theatre), le 21 juillet 2026. DONIZETTI : L’Elisir d’amore. H. Hong, J. Broadhurst, J. Eyers, A. Smith… Andy Morton / Frank Zielhorst @operascene classiquenews.com/critique-f… via @ClassiqueNews
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Barry and Furness' Wilde is a country house opera romp and that’s the trouble, Garsington Opera @GarsingtonOpera operascene.co.uk/reviews/bar…
Barry and Furness’ Wilde is a country house opera romp and that’s the trouble, Garsington Opera

Barry and Furness’ Wilde is a country house opera romp and that’s the trouble, Garsington Opera

★★★ Mike Smith I cannot remember the last time a Garsington audience laughed this hard for this long. People around me were in tears, a man two seats away applauded a smashed dinner plate, and by t…

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CRITIQUE, festival. BLANDFORD FORUM, Dorset Opera Festival (Coade Theatre), le 21 juillet 2026. DONIZETTI : L’Elisir d’amore. H. Hong, J. Broadhurst, J. Eyers, A. Smith… Andy Morton / Frank Zielhorst @scene_opera classiquenews.com/critique-f… via @ClassiqueNews
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CRITIQUE, festival. HORSLEY, Grange Park Opera, le 10 juillet 2026. WAGNER : Das Rheingold. J. Rutherford, R. Nicholls, D. Stout, M. Rose… Charlie Edwards / Harry Sever classiquenews.com/critique-f… via @ClassiqueNews
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Sam Furness joins soprano Mari Wyn Williams for West Green House Opera’s Tosca.There is a particular kind of nerve required... asiw.co.uk/reviews/two-welsh… via @ArtsSceneWales
Two Welsh voices, one Roman thriller: Sam Furness sings Cavaradossi at West Green House Opera - Art...

Two Welsh voices, one Roman thriller: Sam Furness sings Cavaradossi at West Green House Opera - Art...

Sam Furness joins soprano Mari Wyn Williams for West Green House Opera’s Tosca. There is a particular kind of nerve...

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CRITIQUE, festival. HORSLEY, Grange Park Opera, le 10 juillet 2026. WAGNER : Das Rheingold. J. Rutherford, R. Nicholls, D. Stout, M. Rose… Charlie Edwards / Harry Sever @grangeparkopera classiquenews.com/critique-f… via @ClassiqueNews
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Laugh out loud social comedy at Chapter with Everyman Theatre: God of Carnage. Must now watch CARNAGE, the film with Jodie Foster and Kate Winslet to see if it is half as good. This Everyman show is 90 mins of great entertainment. Grab a ticket. @everymancdf
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*** There’s always a danger, when adapting something as taut and psychologically airless as The Spy Who Came in from the Cold @theCentre asiw.co.uk/reviews/the-spy-w… via @ArtsSceneWales

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, WMC - Art Scene in Wales

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

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it is nice to see that particular kind of magic remains alive and well in this latest incarnation. @PriscillaTourUK @theCentre asiw.co.uk/reviews/priscilla… via @ArtsSceneWales
Priscilla Queen of the Desert, WMC - Art Scene in Wales

Priscilla Queen of the Desert, WMC - Art Scene in Wales

Priscilla Queen of the Desert

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Critique, opéra. CARDIFF, Welsh National Opera, le 16 avril 2026. WAGNER : Der Fliegende Holländer. Simon Bailey, Rachel Nicholls, James Cresswell… Tomas Hanus / Jack Furness classiquenews.com/critique-o… via @ClassiqueNews
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Can't help wondering whether spending money on rebranding, posters and fancy videos when there isn't enough money to tour sends the right message for people to get behind @WelshNatOpera and oppose @Arts_Wales_ @ace_national cuts
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*** Welsh National Opera’s latest staging of The Flying Dutchman continues a now-familiar operatic vogue: the displacement of the titular... asiw.co.uk/reviews/senta-tak… via @ArtsSceneWales
Senta takes the wheel, The Flying Dutchman, WNO, WMC - Art Scene in Wales

Senta takes the wheel, The Flying Dutchman, WNO, WMC - Art Scene in Wales

Welsh National Opera’s latest staging of The Flying Dutchman continues a now-familiar operatic vogue: the displacement of the titular male figure in favour of a focus on the female lead.

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*** The opera’s vast, mythic horizons are narrowed to the interior life of a damaged child, compelling in outline, perhaps, but ultimately constricting. #WNO @WelshNatOpera @theCentre asiw.co.uk/reviews/senta-tak… via @ArtsSceneWales
Senta takes the wheel, The Flying Dutchman, WNO, WMC - Art Scene in Wales

Senta takes the wheel, The Flying Dutchman, WNO, WMC - Art Scene in Wales

Welsh National Opera’s latest staging of The Flying Dutchman continues a now-familiar operatic vogue: the displacement of the titular male figure in favour of a focus on the female lead.

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Is this the beginning of the end for Welsh National Opera as a serious performing company? asiw.co.uk/news/hard-times-f… via @ArtsSceneWales
Decline of WNO reflected by meagre new season - Art Scene in Wales

Decline of WNO reflected by meagre new season - Art Scene in Wales

Cash-strapped Welsh National Opera has announced its 80th anniversary season with just one full opera, a double bill, a chamber-scale...

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MWO gives opportunity to young singers. Fingers crossed forthcoming (WNO) season announcement restores ambition & substance to what was once one of Europe’s most admired companies. asiw.co.uk/reviews/dido-and-… @ace_national @Arts_Wales_ @rncmlive @RWCMD
Dido and Aenaes, Mid Wales Opera - Art Scene in Wales

Dido and Aenaes, Mid Wales Opera - Art Scene in Wales

Mid Wales opera performance of Dido and Aenaes

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"fingers must remain crossed that the forthcoming season announcement restores some ambition and substance to what was once one of Europe’s most admired opera companies (WNO) " Fine young singers at MWO. asiw.co.uk/reviews/dido-and-… @WelshNatTheatre @Arts_Wales_ @RWCMD
Dido and Aenaes, Mid Wales Opera - Art Scene in Wales

Dido and Aenaes, Mid Wales Opera - Art Scene in Wales

Mid Wales opera performance of Dido and Aenaes

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Is there a post-Covid future for opera in Wales? @Midwalesopera @WelshNatOpera @scene_opera @Arts_Wales_ #opera #wno #mwo @https://asiw.co.uk/reviews/dido-and-aenaes-mid-wales-opera via @ArtsSceneWales
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