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Satyagraha at ENO Philip Glass's Satyagraha, based on Gandhi's early life in South Africa, is revived at the London Coliseum in English National Opera and Metropolitan Opera's co-production. Staged by Improbable Theatre's Phelim McDermott Julian Crouch, its 2007 première was rapturously received.

The Cunning Little Vixen Bill Bryden's wonderful Royal Opera production of Janácek's The Cunning Little Vixen, based on Stanislav Lolek's cartoons, returns to Covent Garden. Sir Charles Mackerras, who single-handedly introduced Janácek to Britain, conducts.

Belohlávek conducts Martinu Symphonies Live at 7 Commemorating Bohuslav Martinu's 50th anniversary, Czech compatriot Jirí Belohlávek conducts a complete symphony cycle with his BBC Symphony Orchestra at London's Barbican Hall. The second pair of concerts features perhaps Martinu's best-known symphonies, the Fourth and Fifth.

Tamerlano at the Garden Handel's Tamerlano comes to the Royal Opera. Dutch mezzo Christianne Stotjin stars in the title role, while tenor Kurt Streit replaces an indisposed Plácido Domingo as Bajazet in all performances.

Katya Kabanova at ENO Director David Alden followed his award-winning ENO production of Janácek's Jenufa with Lucia di Lammermoor (both productions subsequently revived) and an ecstatically received Peter Grimes. He now returns to Janácek for a new production, Katya Kabanova, conducted by Mark Wigglesworth.