<body><![CDATA[The Hungarian National<br>Opera and Ballet performs Béla Bartók’s famous one-act opera and Gyula Harnagozó’s ballet The Miraculous Mandarin, also with music by Bartók: Oct 4-6, Sadler’s<br>Wells Theatre, London;<br>0870 737 7737,<br><a href="asfunction:Tardis.webPageOpen,http://www.sadlers-wells.com">www.sadlers-wells.com</a>]]></body>
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<title><![CDATA[Così Fan Tutte]]></title>
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<body><![CDATA[Opera North presents its new co-production of MozartΓÇÖs old favourite; directed by Tim Albery: Oct 7-9, The Grand, Leeds (0113 222 6222), then Theatre Royal, Newcastle (12,14), The Lowry, Salford Quays (20-22); <a href="asfunction:Tardis.webPageOpen,http://www.operanorth.co.uk">www.operanorth.co.uk</a>]]></body>
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<body><![CDATA[The rarities rescued from obscurity by the brave Wexford crew are Saverio MercadanteΓÇÖs La vestale, Josef Bohuslav FoersterΓÇÖs Eva and Walter BraunfelsΓÇÖs Prinzessin Brambilla: Oct<br>14-31, Wexford, Ireland; <br>+353 (0)53 22 144, <a href="asfunction:Tardis.webPageOpen,http://www.wexfordopera.com">www.wexfordopera.com</a>]]></body>
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<body><![CDATA[A revival for Matthew WarchusΓÇÖs award-winning production of VerdiΓÇÖs late masterpiece, with Alan Opie in the title role and the padding. Conducted by Mark Wigglesworth: Oct 15-Nov 19, Coliseum, London; 020 7632 8300, <a href="asfunction:Tardis.webPageOpen,http://www.eno.org">www.eno.org</a>]]></body>
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<title><![CDATA[La Forza del Destino]]></title>
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<body><![CDATA[Riccardo Muti returns to Covent Garden after 20 years to conduct Hugo de AnaΓÇÖs new production of the Verdi work, with Violeta Urmana as Leonora: Oct 16-Nov 6, Royal Opera House, London;<br>020 7304 4000, <a href="asfunction:Tardis.webPageOpen,http://www.royalopera.org">www.royalopera.org</a>]]></body>
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<body><![CDATA[William Christie conducts his fine baroque ensemble, Les Arts Florissant, in a fully staged production of Rameau’s parodic opera featuring Stéphanie d’Oustrac: Oct 19-22, Barbican Theatre, London; 0845 120 7518, <a href="asfunction:Tardis.webPageOpen,http://www.barbican.org.uk">www.barbican.org.uk</a>]]></body>