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Review: Opera North – The Cunning Little Vixen

Review: Opera North – The Cunning Little Vixen

Welcome to the forest: Opera North’s performance of Janáček’s political opera The Cunning Little Vixen was nothing short of brilliant
Review: Opera North – Tosca

Review: Opera North – Tosca

Opera North’s stunning adaptation of Puccini’s Tosca was tense and thrilling
Review: Opera North – Ariadne auf Naxos

Review: Opera North – Ariadne auf Naxos

Opera North’s adaptation of Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos had moments of brilliance whilst falling prey to the familiar trope of trying to do everything everywhere all at once
Review: Opera North’s Orpheus

Review: Opera North’s Orpheus

Opera North’s Orpheus – a modern, Indian reimagining of Monteverdi’s Orpheus, with new music by Jasdeep Singh Degun – finished its UK tour at The Lowry
Review: Opera North’s Orfeo ed Euridice

Review: Opera North’s Orfeo ed Euridice

Opera North brought their adaptation of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice to The Lowry, in a stripped-back performance that elevated the emotional power of the piece
Review: Opera North’s Alcina

Review: Opera North’s Alcina

Jess Ferguson reviews Opera North’s Alcina at the Lowry
Review: Opera North’s Rigoletto

Review: Opera North’s Rigoletto

Maria Plakhtieva reviews Opera North’s Rigoletto at the Lowry
Review: Opera North’s Carmen

Review: Opera North’s Carmen

Secoura Grim reviews Opera North’s Carmen at the Lowry
Review: Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker!

Review: Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker!

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker!, a contemporary reimagining of Tchaikovsky’s classic, at the Lowry
Review: Opera North’s Carmen

Review: Opera North’s Carmen

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Opera North’s adaptation of Bizet’s Carmen at the Lowry
Review: Opera North’s A Night at the Opera

Review: Opera North’s A Night at the Opera

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Opera North’s A Night at the Opera at the Lowry – the first Mancunion Theatre review since theatres reopened in 2021
Review: Opera North’s Street Scene

Review: Opera North’s Street Scene

Kayleigh Crawford reviews Opera North’s Street Scene, which is based on the play of the same name, at the Lowry
Review: Opera North’s La bohème

Review: Opera North’s La bohème

Lily Martin reviews Opera North’s rendition of La bohème at The Lowry Theatre
Review: Opera North’s The Magic Flute

Review: Opera North’s The Magic Flute

Jay Darcy reviews Opera North’s production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute
Review: Opera North – Tosca

Review: Opera North – Tosca

Emily Tandy reviews Opera North’s production of Puccini’s ‘Tosca’ at The Lowry