Richard Bratby

Electrifying: the Grange Festival’s Queen of Spades reviewed

Plus: an exemplary cast tries to make sense of Ariadne auf Naxos, and Jonas Kaufmann dials it down in Werther

Ilya Kutuykhin scored a rare mid-show ovation as Prince Yeletsky in The Queen of Spades – and deserved it. Photo: © Craig Fuller / The Grange Festival
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  • The Queen of Spades

    The Grange Festival, in rep until 2 July

  • Ariadne auf Naxos

    Garsington Opera, in rep until 21 July

  • Werther

    Royal Opera House, until 4 July

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