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Date and venueTitle
1-Dec-2012
The London Coliseum
Jonathan Miller's Mikado returns to English National Opera
Image credit: The Mikado: Richard Suart and Richard Angas © Chris ChristodoulouJonathan Miller and ENO’s iconic interpretation of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado has returned to the London Coliseum this Christmas, to the delight of G&S fans across the capital, including myself. This decadent production of G&S’s most-performed work takes the story out of the oriental town of Titipu and sets it in a grand English hotel during the 1930s, which gives it the scope for some satirical gibes at characters closer to home.
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15-Sep-2011
The London Coliseum
The ENO's Elixir of Love
Image credit: Ben Johnson © Tristram KentonFor all their eagerness to embrace the new and radical, ENO are often at their best in more traditional fare. Jonathan Miller's delightful production, first seen last season, charms more than it challenges with a candy-coloured evocation of a more innocent age. The apple pie America of a 1950s prairie diner replaces the 19th century Italian village of Donizetti's original.
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22-Jan-2011
Theatre Royal
Scottish Opera and RSAMD Combine to revisit Poutney's Cunning Little Vixen
Image credit: ReviewerThe teaming up of RSAMD’s best students with Scottish Opera has now become a much-anticipated annual event: in a showcase of best practice, it demonstrates how a national opera company can work together with a national music conservatoire to provide immensely valuable experience, and a chance for the youngsters to work right alongside the professionals on stage, off stage and in the pit.
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