Claire Seymour

Delightful feast of vocal virtuosity and comic verve as part of the Grimeborn Opera Festival at Arcola Theatre, London

Startlingly modern and troubling production with spectacular imagery and stagecraft

Musical and dramatic integrity spiced with invention

Soprano Natalia Lemercier takes Poulenc and Cocteau’s distressed Elle on an emotional rollercoaster

Engaging production of Janáček’s opera, directed by Eleanor Burke, is mischievous and poignant

This glowing production puts emphasis on lively ensembles for the colourful characters of the classic opera

The cast of Longborough Festival Opera’s Emerging Artist double bill celebrating womanhood and witchcraft sings with commitment but the production fails to cast its spell

Bampton Classical Opera’s Gilly French brings a pithy new translation of Joseph Haydn’s Il mondo della luna

A provocative embodiment of harm and healing

This fascinating opera draws impressive performances and exhilarating rhapsodies from the BBC Concert Orchestra