
Tosca
Royal Opera House
Idomeneo
Barbican
Carmen
Bernie Grant Arts Centre
The latest revival of Tosca at the Royal Opera, with many changes in production by Stephen Barlow, shows signs of taking the work seriously, though they are contradicted by the corporate- and bar-friendly intervals, of a length to dissipate tension and momentum.

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