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The week in classical: Mary, Queen of Scots; Academy Symphony Orchestra/ Wilson; James MacMillan: Ordo Virtutum – review

ENO’s forces excel in a mere two performances of Thea Musgrave’s turbulent, rarely seen 1977 opera

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2025

Mary, Queen of Scots review – trouser suits and relentless tension in Musgrave’s bleak opera

Thea Musgrave’s 1977 account of the persecuted queen has been reimagined in terms of 20th century sectarianism in Stewart Laing’s production. It is sung and acted with blazing conviction by English National Opera

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2025