Richard Bratby

The opera’s a masterpiece but the production doesn’t quite come off: ENO’s The Dead City reviewed

Annilese Miskimmon's Grand Guignol approach to Korngold's rarely seen work felt too much like The Addams Family

Rhian Lois, Clare Presland, Hubert Francis, Allison Oakes, William Morgan, Innocent Masuku and Audun Iversen in ENO's The Dead City. Image: © Helen Murray
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    London Coliseum, in rep until 8 April

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