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Manon LescautEnglish Touring OperaNo. of reviews: 7 |
Gerry Cornelius inspires a splendidly animated reading, the orchestra always lively and precise |
28 Apr 24 / The Reviews Hub |
Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini displays outstanding talent but is a little too modern |
13 Mar 24 / National World |
Puccini gets a rough ride at English Touring Opera |
3 Mar 24 / The Observer |
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Bold reimagining or misguided experiment? English Touring Opera's 'Manon Lescaut' sparks debate |
27 Feb 24 / BNN Breaking |
English Touring Opera opens spring tour with an off-the-wall Manon Lescaut |
27 Feb 24 / Bachtrack |
Puccini’s desert tragedy gets a surreal rainbow revamp |
26 Feb 24 / The Guardian |
Grotesque staging sabotages Puccini's breakthrough tragedy |
26 Feb 24 / The Arts Desk |
The Rake's ProgressEnglish Touring OperaNo. of reviews: 4 |
A devil of an opera |
14 Mar 24 / Rotherham Advertiser |
Stravinsky’s Rake has plenty of company at ETO |
10 Mar 24 / The Observer |
ETO’s insightful, entertaining and high-quality Rake is not to be missed |
7 Mar 24 / Seen and Heard |
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Stylisation tips towards surrealism in ETO’s staging of Stravinsky parable |
4 Mar 24 / The Guardian |
La CenerentolaEnglish Touring OperaNo. of reviews: 5 |
English Touring Opera put Rossini's La Cenerentola in a museum |
31 Oct 23 / Bachtrack |
A museum romp |
22 Oct 23 / The Opera Critic |
A night at the museum |
11 Oct 23 / Opera Today |
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Entertaining if odd spin on Rossini’s opera |
10 Oct 23 / The Guardian |
Musical pleasure: strong & stylish performances from a young cast |
9 Oct 23 / Planet Hugill |
L'incoronazione di PoppeaEnglish Touring OperaNo. of reviews: 5 |
Vivid Monteverdi |
31 Oct 23 / Bachtrack |
A new regime at ETO kicks off with Poppea |
17 Oct 23 / The Opera Critic |
Some colour to the result |
3 Oct 23 / The Stage |
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ETO’s gender-fluid staging has fizz but also flaws |
2 Oct 23 / The Guardian |
Modernising Monteverdi: The Coronation of Poppea from English Touring Opera in a radical new version by Yshani Perinpanayagam |
2 Oct 23 / Planet Hugill |
Giulio Cesare in EgittoEnglish Touring OperaNo. of reviews: 6 |
Caesar conquers Buxton: ETO's slimmed-down Giullio Cesare strikes just the right note |
16 May 23 / Bachtrack |
Refreshingly modern and relevant |
17 Apr 23 / The Opera Critic |
The voices and musicians worked together with great beauty and skill |
16 Mar 23 / The Star |
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Two major role debuts as ETO launches Spring tour with strong revival of Handel's Giulio Cesare |
6 Mar 23 / Planet Hugill |
Invigorating evening of intrigue |
28 Feb 23 / The Stage |
This production never pales |
27 Feb 23 / Opera Today |
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A bit of a whirlwind
Counter-tenor Francis Gush discusses his forthcoming debut in the title role of Handel's Giulio Cesare with English Touring Opera
Counter-tenor Francis Gush discusses his forthcoming debut in the title role of Handel's Giulio Cesare with English Touring Opera
Lucrezia BorgiaEnglish Touring OperaNo. of reviews: 9 |
A memorable performance |
20 Apr 23 / The Opera Critic |
Lucrezia Borgia makes for a curious viewing |
19 Mar 23 / The Reviews Hub |
Katherine McIndoe was impressive in the title role |
16 Mar 23 / The Star |
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English Touring Opera’s presentation of this surprisingly rarely encountered opera is a sure winner |
10 Mar 23 / Classical Source |
English Touring Opera hits the spot in Hackney with Lucrezia Borgia and Il Viaggio a Reims |
7 Mar 23 / The Article |
English Touring Opera’s spring tour sets out on an Italian sojourn |
7 Mar 23 / Opera Today |
The Poisoner’s Dilemma: English Touring Opera presents a dramatic Lucrezia Borgia |
7 Mar 23 / Bachtrack |
Dark and atmospheric Donizetti |
6 Mar 23 / The Guardian |
English Touring Opera brings out the musical delights of Donizetti's murderous heroine, Lucrezia Borgia |
6 Mar 23 / Planet Hugill |
Il viaggio a ReimsEnglish Touring OperaNo. of reviews: 8 |
Let the unravelling begin |
17 Apr 23 / The Opera Critic |
Luci Briginshaw’s high-wire vocalising as the Countess of Folleville and impossible self-dramatisation stand out |
2 Apr 23 / The Reviews Hub |
A welcome chance to see this rarity |
10 Mar 23 / Classical Source |
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Il viaggio a Reims sees English Touring Opera prove the journey is more important than the destination |
8 Mar 23 / Music OMH |
English Touring Opera hits the spot in Hackney with Lucrezia Borgia and Il Viaggio a Reims |
7 Mar 23 / The Article |
Perfectly timed revival of Rossini’s coronation comedy makes delightful entertainment |
7 Mar 23 / The Stage |
English Touring Opera’s spring tour sets out on an Italian sojourn |
7 Mar 23 / Opera Today |
ETO's new Il viaggio a Reims is a long journey |
7 Mar 23 / Bachtrack |
OttoneEnglish Touring OperaNo. of reviews: 4 |
Ottone glimmers in this ETO revival |
6 Nov 22 / The Opera Critic |
English Touring Opera’s autumn Handelfest gets off to a sparkling start |
9 Oct 22 / The Observer |
A beautifully designed production |
5 Oct 22 / Opera Today |
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Emerging from the gloom |
4 Oct 22 / Bachtrack |
TamerlanoEnglish Touring OperaNo. of reviews: 5 |
A performance that is difficult to forget |
28 Oct 22 / The Opera Critic |
The audience is left with a lot of homework to do in English Touring Opera's Tamerlano |
27 Oct 22 / The Spectator |
A dark, sombre Tamerlano from English Touring Opera |
11 Oct 22 / Opera Today |
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A character study in singing |
11 Oct 22 / Bachtrack |
A tremendous achievement: Handel's Tamerlano from English Touring Opera in performance that really drew you into the drama |
10 Oct 22 / Planet Hugill |
Tutankhamun’s ShoesEnglish Touring OperaNo. of reviews: 1 |
An “ideal introduction to opera which is almost impossible to get otherwise!” |
23 Oct 22 / LondonTheatre1 |
AgrippinaEnglish Touring OperaNo. of reviews: 3 |
Devious yet delicious, Paula Sides makes the most of Agrippina |
23 Oct 22 / The Opera Critic |
Leo Duarte and The Old Street Band sustain a performance of great liveliness throughout |
10 Oct 22 / Classical Source |
Vivacious drama |
10 Oct 22 / Planet Hugill |
Le coq d'orEnglish Touring OperaNo. of reviews: 15 |
A show that seems hard not to be able to recommend |
17 Apr 22 / The Reviews Hub |
La Boheme and The Golden Cockerel at Sheffield Lyceum |
9 Apr 22 / Rotherham Advertiser |
Great fun, if you like that sort of thing |
8 Apr 22 / The Opera Critic |
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A strong presentation proves the relevance of Rimsky-Kosakov’s final opera for the 21st century |
2 Apr 22 / OperaWire |
Grant Doyle characterises Tsar Dodon with mock gravity |
20 Mar 22 / Classical Source |
ETO’s production of Rimsky-Korsakov’s satirical opera is uncomfortably timely |
13 Mar 22 / The Observer |
This whimsical tale lands a deft political blow |
11 Mar 22 / iNews |
A production that reveals strong performances and a penchant for the absurd |
8 Mar 22 / Music OMH |
The cock crows: English Touring Opera presents Rimsky-Korsakov’s satire on incompetent autocracy |
8 Mar 22 / Opera Today |
James Conway’s production misses the sinister quality of Rimsky-Korsakov’s dark fairy-tale |
8 Mar 22 / The Stage |
Entertaining but short of enchanting |
8 Mar 22 / Bachtrack |
A timely attack on autocracy and imperialism |
7 Mar 22 / The Guardian |
It’s a turkey, but Rimsky-Korsakov is not to blame |
7 Mar 22 / The Arts Desk |
The real ‘stars’of this production are the orchestra and chorus |
7 Mar 22 / LondonTheatre1 |
Shades of the present haunt Russia’s past as parodied by Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Golden Cockerel |
7 Mar 22 / Seen and Heard |
La bohèmeEnglish Touring OperaNo. of reviews: 10 |
A production that manages the serious stuff much better than the comic |
17 Apr 22 / The Reviews Hub |
La Boheme and The Golden Cockerel at Sheffield Lyceum |
9 Apr 22 / Rotherham Advertiser |
Francesca Chiejin's Mimi is utterly compelling |
8 Apr 22 / The Opera Critic |
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A finely-honed revival of an operatic staple |
11 Mar 22 / OperaWire |
Puccini is still master of the miserable |
11 Mar 22 / Hackney Citizen |
See this for the singing |
1 Mar 22 / Evening Standard |
English Touring Opera’s enjoyable revival of La bohème |
1 Mar 22 / Seen and Heard |
A perfect production |
1 Mar 22 / iNews |
Bo-ho: ETO takes Bohème to Hackney |
1 Mar 22 / Bachtrack |
English Touring Opera's revival of Puccini's La Boheme proves finely satisfying |
28 Feb 22 / Planet Hugill |
Amadigi di GaulaEnglish Touring OperaNo. of reviews: 9 |
James Conway, an experienced Handelian, maintains a knowing detachment, slides in a few visual quips, but never sends up the characters |
17 Oct 21 / The Reviews Hub |
English Touring Opera returns with Amadigi |
13 Oct 21 / The Opera Critic |
Trouble at English Touring Opera |
10 Oct 21 / The Observer |
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English Touring Opera heads back on the road with Handel's Amadigi |
6 Oct 21 / Bachtrack |
This company is having an identity crisis |
5 Oct 21 / iNews |
Small-scale Handel with yoga and walls of fire |
5 Oct 21 / The Guardian |
Magical show casts an enjoyable spell |
5 Oct 21 / Evening Standard |
Handelian magic from English Touring Opera |
5 Oct 21 / Opera Today |
Director James Conway has another ETO success on his hands here |
4 Oct 21 / LondonTheatre1 |
Giulio Cesare in EgittoEnglish Touring OperaNo. of reviews: 5 |
English Touring Opera hits the road with a top-notch production of Handel’s Giulio Cesare |
16 Mar 20 / The Observer |
A serious-minded but accessible staging |
14 Mar 20 / The Stage |
Donnez donc César à (Paul) Antoine! |
13 Mar 20 / Forum Opéra |
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Susanna Hurrell's Queen Cleopatra reigns in English Touring Opera's Giulio Cesare |
10 Mar 20 / Bachtrack |
A new cast brings a different focus to English Touring Opera's production of Handel's masterpiece |
9 Mar 20 / Planet Hugill |
Così fan tutteEnglish Touring OperaNo. of reviews: 5 |
Has wit and hilarity of 1930s screwball comedy |
11 Mar 20 / The Guardian |
A travelling Cosi Fan Tutti |
11 Mar 20 / The Article |
A school for lovers full of froth and fizz |
5 Mar 20 / OperaWire |
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A sunny, insouciant Così from English Touring Opera |
3 Mar 20 / Opera Today |
A handsome Così fan tutte opens English Touring Opera's Spring tour |
3 Mar 20 / Bachtrack |
St John PassionEnglish Touring OperaNo. of reviews: 2 |
Immersive and communal Bach staging is deeply touching |
9 Mar 20 / The Guardian |
Communal experience & the re-telling of familiar stories |
9 Mar 20 / Planet Hugill |
Der SilberseeEnglish Touring OperaNo. of reviews: 11 |
No praise too high for English Touring Opera at Snape |
5 Nov 19 / East Anglian Daily Times |
A dark musical fable with a rarely heard score and a message from 1930s Germany that holds good today |
18 Oct 19 / Jewish Renaissance |
This rarely seen work is well worth the effort |
15 Oct 19 / The Opera Critic |
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True heroes link Engish Touring Opera’s contrasting productions |
14 Oct 19 / Buxton Advertiser |
Timely steps with English Touring Opera |
10 Oct 19 / The Guardian |
With its parallels to today, ETO bring authentic Weill sounds and exciting music making to The Silver Lake |
10 Oct 19 / Seen and Heard |
A deeply impressive performance of a shockingly underrated work |
10 Oct 19 / Music OMH |
‘If the present is already lost, then I want to save the future.’ |
10 Oct 19 / Opera Today |
Remorse and resentment find redemption in Kurt Weill’s The Silver Lake |
9 Oct 19 / The Article |
A larger than life performance of a show that could hardly be more topical |
8 Oct 19 / Independent |
Even by English Touring Opera’s standards, this is adventurous |
8 Oct 19 / Classical Source |
Die Entführung aus dem SerailEnglish Touring OperaNo. of reviews: 8 |
No praise too high for English Touring Opera at Snape |
5 Nov 19 / East Anglian Daily Times |
A highly entertaining performance |
15 Oct 19 / The Opera Critic |
True heroes link Engish Touring Opera’s contrasting productions |
14 Oct 19 / Buxton Advertiser |
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Timely steps with English Touring Opera |
10 Oct 19 / The Guardian |
An effervescent and visually rewarding production |
8 Oct 19 / Classical Source |
A sparkling Seraglio from English Touring Opera |
8 Oct 19 / Bachtrack |
English Touring Opera's Autumn Tour 2019 opens with a stylish Seraglio |
7 Oct 19 / Opera Today |
Thought provoking and engaging |
7 Oct 19 / Planet Hugill |
MacbethEnglish Touring OperaNo. of reviews: 13 |
A cold and bleak Macbeth |
21 May 19 / The Opera Critic |
The annual visit by English Touring Opera is always a highlight of the Perth Festival of the Arts |
18 May 19 / The Herald |
A timeless tale of ambition |
28 Apr 19 / Norwich Evening News |
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News & Articles
English Touring Opera to move to Sheffield |
The English Touring Opera (ETO) has announced it will move to Sheffield in the autumn of 2024 as part of the Arts Council England Transfer Programme. |
30 May 2024 / OperaWire |
English Touring Opera announces 2023-24 season & new initiatives |
Robin Norton-Hale, the General Director of the English Touring Opera, has unveiled the company’s upcoming season and launched a multiple digital events, and educational initiatives. |
7 Jul 2023 / OperaWire |
James Conway to leave English Touring Opera after 20 years |
Conway is leaving to pursue freelance opportunities, but has agreed to remain artistic director of ETO on a part-time basis until the end of 2022, working with interim chief executive Michael Garvey. |
21 Jan 2022 / The Stage |
English Touring Opera announces spring 2022 performances |
ETO will perform La bohème, The Golden Cockerel and St John Passion during its spring tour. |
22 Dec 2021 / OperaWire |
English Touring Opera drops half its orchestra in controversial move |
The opera company has said it’s prioritising “increased diversity in the orchestra” in line with “firm guidance of the Arts Council.” |
14 Sep 2021 / Classic FM |