Alexandra Coghlan

Deft and daft

Plus: the superb performances in ETO’s Idomeneo is yet another reminder of the home-grown singers ENO should be celebrating

  • The Magic Flute

    Wales Millennium Centre, and touring until 11 May

  • Idomeneo

    Hackney Empire, and touring until 1 June

Operas are like buses. Both are filled with pensioners and take ages to get anywhere, but more importantly they always seem to arrive en masse. You wait ages for a Magic Flute, then five come along at once. Opera North started us off in January, Welsh National Opera and English National Opera are currently following suit, with Scottish Opera and Glyndebourne covering the summer shift.

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