Michael Tanner

ENO’s Rodelinda: near-perfect singing, perfectly gimmicky direction

ENO’s new production of the Handel opera is a musical feast. Plus: two brilliant evenings with Opera North

Kelly Cae Hogan (Lady Macbeth) and Béla Perencz (Macbeth) [Getty Images/Shutterstock/iStock/Alamy]
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  • Rodelinda

    ENO, in rep until 15 March

  • La fanciulla del West; Macbeth

    Opera North, touring in rep until 21 March

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