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Alcina, Royal Opera, review: a witty production, a shameful heckle and a young star in the making in Malakai M Bayoh
![Alcina, Royal Opera, review: a witty production, a shameful heckle and a young star in the making in Malakai M Bayoh Alcina, Royal Opera, review: a witty production, a shameful heckle and a young star in the making in Malakai M Bayoh](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/opera/2022/11/09/TELEMMGLPICT000315151222_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqhZ6q9gRWunpqPEAk--vaW6RG59k-tizdcoEWRmJ8o-E.jpeg)
Alcina, Royal Opera, review: a witty production, a shameful heckle and a young star in the making in Malakai M Bayoh
![Planet Hugill: Superb musical performances and theatrical dazzle do not quite add up to a satisfying staging of Handel's Alcina at Covent Garden Planet Hugill: Superb musical performances and theatrical dazzle do not quite add up to a satisfying staging of Handel's Alcina at Covent Garden](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcHNKon4GpR0gEL3u2MrlBcnO5lNOtt1_DPIynFEqtp3SybnrOIwdik7MKwwnYzt2q9eILKxjSVdMQtsBLTJi9PF0D71rDXPxjnR6cwCytin5563uVext0kK3_mkoOqJRyWbiv7KIsbEJmEZxO7pxbNUmrbAoP-KQzS7YKRhfuSziPmGdmWw/s5143/(Ruggiero)%20EMILY%20D%E2%80%99ANGELO%20ROH%20Alcina,%20%C2%A9%20Marc%20Brenner-5104.jpg)
Planet Hugill: Superb musical performances and theatrical dazzle do not quite add up to a satisfying staging of Handel's Alcina at Covent Garden
![While the production lacks magic, vocally and musically, Glyndebourne's Alcina is a triumph – Seen and Heard International While the production lacks magic, vocally and musically, Glyndebourne's Alcina is a triumph – Seen and Heard International](https://seenandheard-international.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Copy-of-Alcina-27-06-22-Glyndebourne-1173-1920x1400-1-343x250.jpg)
While the production lacks magic, vocally and musically, Glyndebourne's Alcina is a triumph – Seen and Heard International
![Planet Hugill: Handel's Alcina - a 'first' for Glyndebourne - joins other great Handel gems in the company's repertoire such as Ariodante, Giulio Cesare, Rinaldo and Theodora Planet Hugill: Handel's Alcina - a 'first' for Glyndebourne - joins other great Handel gems in the company's repertoire such as Ariodante, Giulio Cesare, Rinaldo and Theodora](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3nElQAH98SuLpv7YQrYRwDSz-V0I7PsxcDiz8HqLVOsdKvhPSEzHjQ3x_A3ZBKEJtdnp2U5VG3YBDzcuG0wO9EFBco-LMG9DbLcrHkKAhLsjIHOOFuVHGDNmlubOGTf4mqr3JYPZ8lgDx7NNbq2-hp_l5YiYEP5-nnwN4sEbfDG29PLydXo/s1920/Copy-of-Alcina-27-06-22-Glyndebourne-6692-1920x1345.jpg)
Planet Hugill: Handel's Alcina - a 'first' for Glyndebourne - joins other great Handel gems in the company's repertoire such as Ariodante, Giulio Cesare, Rinaldo and Theodora
![Alcina - Royal Opera House (2022) (Production - London , united kingdom) | Opera Online - The opera lovers web site Alcina - Royal Opera House (2022) (Production - London , united kingdom) | Opera Online - The opera lovers web site](https://www.opera-online.com/media/images/avatar/production/6143/xl_avatar.jpg)
Alcina - Royal Opera House (2022) (Production - London , united kingdom) | Opera Online - The opera lovers web site
![Alcina, Royal Opera, review: a witty production, a shameful heckle and a young star in the making in Malakai M Bayoh Alcina, Royal Opera, review: a witty production, a shameful heckle and a young star in the making in Malakai M Bayoh](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/opera/2022/11/09/TELEMMGLPICT000315151164_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqqVzuuqpFlyLIwiB6NTmJwcd7fqeKt9CcXtFCZOkK9kQ.jpeg)
Alcina, Royal Opera, review: a witty production, a shameful heckle and a young star in the making in Malakai M Bayoh
![Alcina - Royal Opera House (2022) (Production - London , united kingdom) | Opera Online - The opera lovers web site Alcina - Royal Opera House (2022) (Production - London , united kingdom) | Opera Online - The opera lovers web site](https://www.opera-online.com/media/images/picture/production_locale/0001/5029/11467/xl_lisette-oropesa-alcina_emily-dangelo-ruggiero_roh_alcina-c-marc-brenner.jpg)
Alcina - Royal Opera House (2022) (Production - London , united kingdom) | Opera Online - The opera lovers web site
![Glyndebourne presents Handel's Alcina: 'a gloriously magical experience' - review | Theatre | Entertainment | Express.co.uk Glyndebourne presents Handel's Alcina: 'a gloriously magical experience' - review | Theatre | Entertainment | Express.co.uk](https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/38/590x/Canadian-soprano-Jane-Archibald-as-Alcina-1640819.jpg?r=1657837270180)