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Orphee, London Coliseum
Classic Cocteau film gets trademark treatment from Philip Glass
Jennifer France (right) as death
[Catherine Ashmore] 
JAMES CROSSLEY applauds a lucid biography of the German radical preacher who reemerged as a hero in the GDR
Prizes all round: the Bard hands plaudits to the Miners Gala, OT&JC, Joe Solo, Black Sabbath’s frontman and the Lionesses
Star cartoonist JAMIE BRITTON is in awe of a graphic novel of epic proportions that explores class, religion and globalisation via the strange cultivation of Ginseng in the US Midwest
GUILLERMO THOMAS is intrigued by a history of the Middle East that demonstrates how promising post colonial beginnings were snuffed out by Western imperialist interests
MARIA DUARTE recommends the intricate study of a high-performance and highly dysfuntional German family
THE fourth and final staging of ENO's ambitious Orpheus Series is arguably the most anticipated yet.
When ENO last staged Glass, with Phelim McDermott’s production of Akhnaten earlier this year, it was a resounding success and is currently enjoying a run at New York's Metropolitan Opera House.
However its first three operas about the Orpheus legend have had mixed reviews with empty seats prompting ENO to sell tickets at half price.
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