By Bellini

English Touring Opera 2025.

Director

Conductor: Alphonse Cemin

Design: Lily Arnold

Lighting: Peter Harrison

Movement direction: Carmine de Amicis

Fight choreography: Kaitlin Howard

“Eloise Lally’s production is a bright feather in ETO’s cap. Her approach sheds formalities while steering clear of being another sterile modern reinterpretation — The Capulets & The Montagues is an unstuffy affair with plenty of sprezzatura’ - **** A Young(ish) Perspective

https://ayoungishperspective.co.uk/2025/02/23/review-the-capulets-the-montagues/

“She evokes the mean streets and meaner mobsters of the Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola era with some panache'“ **** The Times

“ This production makes a strong case that this work can provide compelling drama even as it seduces you with the beauty of the human voice. And that’s what real operatic magic is all about” **** Bachtrack

https://bachtrack.com/review-bellini-capulets-montagues-lally-cale-price-english-touring-opera-february-2025

“An extremely stylish production'“ **** The Stage

https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/the-capulets-and-the-montagues-review-english-touring-opera-bellini-hackney-empire-london

“They, and Lally, present us with scuffed and shadowed vistas of patriarchy in decay, with the fragile, polished order of the diner gradually engulfed in rubbish and ruin” **** TheArtsDesk

https://theartsdesk.com/opera/capulets-and-montagues-english-touring-opera-hackney-empire-review-wise-guys-are-singing

“Don’t let the word ‘opera’ put you off because this performance crosses the boundaries of many different works and whatever your preferences if you love a good story – you’ll love this” ***** Mark Aspen

https://markaspen.com/2025/02/24/capulets-montagues/