OPERA, MUSIC, THEATRE & THE ARTS | SCOTLAND
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Janáček’s s strange opera The Makropulos Case is a curious mix of psychological horror and puzzling fantasy. Who is the central character Emilia Marty and what gives her so much knowledge of the affairs of others? Opera North’s new production is a stirring attempt to showcase and make sense of a difficult plot which has…
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The following review also appears on Opera Britannia [rating:4] It is not difficult to see why performances of The Adventures of Mr Brouček are something of a rarity. The eponymous Brouček is whisked through time, space and circumstance in an opera whose score is at once challenging and beguiling. Scottish Opera’s collaboration with Opera North…