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Richard Jones directs this new, his third, staging, and it is a provocative one

24 Nov 21 / Classical Source

The pride of the Valkyries meets municipal bureaucracy

24 Nov 21 / The Article

Matthew Rose leads a terrific cast but ENO’s staging lacks fire

23 Nov 21 / iNews

Tamped down pyrotechnics aside, this new Ring looks promising

23 Nov 21 / Evening Standard

ENO’s Die Walküre is hobbled by a half-hearted production

23 Nov 21 / Seen and Heard

A long awaited but disappointing Valkyrie by the ENO

23 Nov 21 / Music OMH

A striking, uneven start to ENO’s Ring cycle

22 Nov 21 / The Guardian

The Met Opera’s next ‘Ring’ will be a sea change

22 Nov 21 / New York Times

A hollow-hearted new co-production with the Met gets off to a standing start

22 Nov 21 / Limelight

The Valkyrie heralds the start of a new Ring Cycle at the London Coliseum

22 Nov 21 / Opera Online (English)

Richard Jones’ second London Ring falters at the first fence

21 Nov 21 / Bachtrack

Fitfully flickering flames

21 Nov 21 / The Arts Desk

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ENO is back doing what it does best: Phelim McDermott’s astonishingly effective production of Satyagraha

19 Oct 21 / Seen and Heard

Fourth revival of Phelim McDermott’s Satyagraha at the London Coliseum

19 Oct 21 / Opera Online (English)

Force et vérité d'une voix

19 Oct 21 / Forum Opéra

Philip Glass’s Satyagraha still captivates at English National Opera

19 Oct 21 / Opera Today

New-minted rather than dusted down: ENO opens season with Satyagraha

19 Oct 21 / Bachtrack

A thoughtful and rewarding evening

18 Oct 21 / Classical Source

Satyagraha de Philip Glass à l'English National Opera

18 Oct 21 / Olyrix

Glass’s operas are quite unlike anything else

18 Oct 21 / The Toys Matrix

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First ever production of HMS Pinafore at the London Coliseum

3 Nov 21 / Opera Online (English)

Les Dennis gives good value

3 Nov 21 / The Stage

Gilbert & Sullivan meets Monty Python

3 Nov 21 / The Article

Cal McCrystal’s silly spectacle is colourful and distinctly naughty

2 Nov 21 / iNews

A broad brush approach makes this new production enjoyable but a bit of a missed opportunity

2 Nov 21 / Evening Standard

Puritans stay away: this ENO HMS Pinafore is pure unadulterated fun

2 Nov 21 / Seen and Heard

An Aussie Josephine is just one of the rippers as G&S meets Morecambe and Wise

2 Nov 21 / Limelight

ENO’s shipshape satire ramps up the camp

1 Nov 21 / The Guardian

Vibrant visuals and fancy footwork

1 Nov 21 / Opera Today

Hi-jinks on the high-seas

1 Nov 21 / Planet Hugill

Shipshape classic comedy craft

31 Oct 21 / The Arts Desk

This is a feel-good show for difficult times, and it is good to see ENO blowing its trumpet so confidently!

31 Oct 21 / Classical Source

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Powerful sound and musical magic in the park

30 Aug 21 / The Guardian

A walk in the park with Tosca: English National Opera at Crystal Palace

29 Aug 21 / Bachtrack

ENO's field trip is opera for people who don't like opera

29 Aug 21 / Telegraph

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Exuberant drive-in staging

22 Sep 20 / The Stage

Orchestral manoeuvres in a car park

21 Sep 20 / The Guardian

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Comedy with knobs on

18 Mar 20 / Bachtrack

Sexual desire drives the new Figaro at English National Opera

17 Mar 20 / The Article

Energised attitudes, lower-level humanism

17 Mar 20 / The Arts Desk

Superb singing in hilarious staging

16 Mar 20 / The Guardian

ENO’s new Marriage of Figaro is a real tonic in these uncertain times

16 Mar 20 / Seen and Heard

A new, blank-canvas Figaro at English National Opera

16 Mar 20 / Opera Today

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Welsh soprano Natalya Romaniw triumphs in the title role

2 Mar 20 / The Observer

A wonderful role debut for Natalya Romaniw in ENO's revival of Minghella's Madama Butterfly

28 Feb 20 / Opera Today

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A passion for patriarchy

17 Feb 20 / The Observer

Alexander Joel directed a well-paced and lively account of the score

17 Feb 20 / Classical Source

An emphasis on the psychological paid dividends in the performances

17 Feb 20 / Opera Today

A missed opportunity

16 Feb 20 / Express

An uneven production but hardly one that warranted the boos that greeted the production team.

16 Feb 20 / Music OMH

English National Opera kicks 2020 off with a turkey

14 Feb 20 / Independent

A treat for the ears, if not the eyes

14 Feb 20 / The Guardian

Fantastic singing, but no wonder the production was booed

14 Feb 20 / Telegraph

Love, intrigue… and black paint-play

14 Feb 20 / Bachtrack

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This production embraces its new potential with vigour

7 Feb 20 / A Younger Theatre

On the positive side, Lithuanian mezzo-soprano Justina Gringyté played the title role in delightfully seductive style

6 Feb 20 / Express

Empty hunger: Bieito’s Carmen returns to ENO

4 Feb 20 / Bachtrack

Bieito's Carmen returns to English National Opera

31 Jan 20 / Opera Today

Underpowered revival of a bold production

31 Jan 20 / The Stage

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There’s some gorgeous singing and playing

23 Nov 19 / Metro

Classic Cocteau film gets trademark treatment from Philip Glass

21 Nov 19 / Morning Star Online

Once again, the ENO turn out to be great advocates for the operas of Philip Glass

21 Nov 19 / Opera Journal

An intriguing, surreal conclusion to ENO’s Orpheus quartet

20 Nov 19 / The Article

It really is a feast for the ears and eyes. And enthralling drama.

19 Nov 19 / Classical Source

This is as opera noir it gets

19 Nov 19 / Opera Today

Disquieting and beautifully done

18 Nov 19 / The Guardian

Glass’s Cocteau adaptation may be marshmallowy, but this ENO production is good and sharp

18 Nov 19 / Telegraph

ENO’s production and performance of Glass’s Orphée has a vitality that almost throbs

18 Nov 19 / Seen and Heard

The cast is well stocked with ENO regulars

18 Nov 19 / Music OMH

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Fontanals-Simmons and Hoare are standouts in ENO’s The Mask of Orpheus though orchestra gets glitterball

31 Oct 19 / Seen and Heard

Birtwistle's The Mask of Orpheus is anything but simple

31 Oct 19 / Opera Journal

Birtwistle’s Mask of Orpheus submerged by high camp spectacle

23 Oct 19 / The Article

ENO reinvents Birtwhistle’s Mask of Orpheus with clowns, latex and oodles of camp

22 Oct 19 / Financial Times (via Google)

Daniel Kramer's camp carnival defuses any focus in Birtwistle's bruising score

22 Oct 19 / The Arts Desk

Not for the first time, alas, ENO has snatched defeat from the jaws of victory

22 Oct 19 / Opera Today

A mysterious spectacle which pushes unusual emotional buttons

21 Oct 19 / Music OMH

Travesty of a production is nothing to laugh about

21 Oct 19 / The Guardian

For the average audience, this is a physical and mental ordeal

21 Oct 19 / Telegraph

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To hell with it

16 Oct 19 / The Critics' Circle

Emma Rice’s #MeToo ENO Orpheus in the Underworld is bleached of all its inherent charm

14 Oct 19 / Seen and Heard

A humourless hike to Hades

14 Oct 19 / Opera Today

The company has assembled a good ensemble of old pros and new blood, with interesting results

7 Oct 19 / Classical Source

Balloons for tutus and jarring tragedy

7 Oct 19 / The Guardian

Emma Rice’s misjudged production

7 Oct 19 / The Stage

Emma Rice's lively new production somewhat misses the point of Offenbach

7 Oct 19 / Planet Hugill

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Extraordinary colours and choreography in Gluck’s Orpheus and Eurydice

9 Oct 19 / The Article