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Albert Herring review – ENO heralds new era with witty staging of Britten’s story of a mummy’s boy

English National Opera’s first shared production between London and Salford is a fluent and finely sung take on Britten’s 1947 comic opera. Antony McDonald’s lively staging gives the slender tale a sitcom feel

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2025

Albert Herring at English National Opera: 'Small scale but packs a punch'

4/5 Small but perfectly formed Albert Herring from an ENO entering its ‘twin city’ era

Evening Standard · Oct 14, 2025

Hansel and Gretel review – manic energy and festive roars of fury keep kids enrapt

Conductor Giedrė Šlekytė makes a promising UK debut with Humperdinck’s luxuriant score but there isn’t much space for adult enchantment

The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2024

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The Rake’s Progress review – stripped back staging foregrounds the sadness

The black humour was missing from Antony McDonald’s new production of Stravinsky’s neoclassical opera. But Rosie Aldridge’s Baba the Turk, especially, and a strong young cast made for a memorable evening.

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2024

The week in classical: Hansel and Gretel; London Handel Players; La Nativité du Seigneur – review

Humperdinck’s sweet-toothed favourite wins at least one new fan; the joy is contagious in Bach’s Magnificat; and the Christmas story as imagined by Messiaen

The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2023

Hansel and Gretel review – vivacious staging of Humperdinck’s benign fairytale

Mark Wigglesworth’s conducting and the playing of the ROH orchestra are top drawer, with Antony McDonald’s production reclaiming the innocence in the dark Grimm tale

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2023

Ian Spink obituary

Choreographer, creative director and co-founder of Second Stride, a company that transformed contemporary dance in the 1980s

The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2023

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Alcina review – witty and vibrant staging full of beastly style

With Antony McDonald’s colourful designs, Richard Jones’s lively production is aimed as much at the eye as at the ear, and Lisette Oropesa is perfect in the title role

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2022

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