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A scintillating political drama, a tender Japanese film adaptation and a reimagined classic musical made our critic’s list
Kevin Puts’s score could do with more energy, but the drama of three women’s lives is compelling
Phelim McDermott’s production of Mozart’s opera is eye-catching and well sung
Philip Glass’s opera returns to the Coliseum in Phelim McDermott’s hypnotically beautiful staging
The singers are in fine voice, but this is a self-indulgent production of Philip Glass’s opera
Jim Broadbent is the butt of the jokes alongside an irrepressible Samantha Spiro in this joyous production
Its fairground setting is inventive, but this is a ‘Così’ lacking in human drama
Philip Glass’s opera is just as enthralling as it was on its first outing in 2007
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