Grand, Leeds: The Verdi bicentenary gets off to a flying start with Opera North's new production of Italian opera's greatest setting of a Shakespearian tragedy, directed by Tim Albery. Richard Farnes - the company's music director, and one of the leading Verdi conductors of our day - delivers a performance notable for its intense momentum as well as its ear for detail. The opera grips right from the th…
SOURCE: The Stage at 05:46AM on January 17, 2013