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George Hall

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About George Hall

George Hall writes widely on opera and has contributed regularly to The Stage since 2000. He has also contributed to such publications as The New Penguin Opera Guide and the Oxford Companion to Music

Recent Articles

The Flying Dutchman review

Reviews

Welsh National Opera’s music director goes out with a bang

The Turn of the Screw review

Reviews

Unforgettable staging of Britten’s chiller

Rigoletto review

Reviews

Musical values are to the fore in this Verdi revival

Siegfried review

Reviews

The Royal Opera’s Ring reaches new heights with the third of its four operas

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny review

Reviews

Brecht and Weill’s largest collaborative piece remains divisive

The Great Wave review

Reviews

Dai Fujikura’s new opera gets bogged down in biographical detail

The Marriage of Figaro review

Reviews

Louisa Muller’s original approach freshens up Mozart’s classic comedy

Boris Godunov review

Reviews

Revival of Richard Jones’ staging of Mussorgsky’s historical epic offers fine ensemble work

La Traviata review

Reviews

Both musically and dramatically, this Traviata revival scores highly

Top 50 shows of 2025: Opera

Features

Long-awaited stagings and regular favourites both hit the right notes in 2025. George Hall picks out the highlights that delighted audiences

Annilese Miskimmon

The Stage Interview

Annilese Miskimmon tells George Hall about steering ENO through Covid, funding cuts and a move to Manchester and why it remains vital to opera as an art form