Flavio

English Touring Opera reprises its production of Handel's mix of comedy and tragedy. Set in the corrupt, sensuous court of Lombardy, it follows the fortunes of two pairs of star-crossed lovers, trapped in the bitter rivalry between families. James Conway's subtle, highly-choreographed production, in Joanna Parker's chromatic blue sets, pays equal attention to all the character's deeply-felt emotions, grand or apparently trivial. Starring Paula Sides, Clint van der Linde and Andrew Slater. Joseph McHardy conducts the Old Street Band, ETO's baroque orchestra. (Sung in English.)