Richard Bratby

Pitch-black satire drenched in an atmosphere of compelling unease: ETO’s Golden Cockerel reviewed

Plus: the Czech Philharmonic's Má vlast was everything you’d hope

Her movements are as graceful as her singing is brilliant: Alys Mererid Roberts as the Cockerel and Robert Lewis as the Astrologer in ETO’s The Golden Cockerel. Credit: © Richard Hubert Smith
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  • The Golden Cockerel

    Buxton Opera House, touring until 30 May

  • Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Wang/Bychkov

    Barbican Hall

  • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Petrenko

    Royal Festival Hall

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