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Claire Booth in In the Realms of Sorrow. Photograph: Camilla Greenwell

3. In the Realms of Sorrow
Stone Nest, London; February
Four Handel cantatas linked to make a physically daring show in a former
church turned nightclub, the whole ignited by the directorial imagination
of Adele Thomas and the musical leadership of Laurence Cummings.

4. Blue
Coliseum, London; April
A family drama about activism set to jazz, gospel, blues and more, by
American composer Jeanine Tesori. A surprise hit for ENO (in a year of
woes ending with news of a move to Manchester) with zinging singing and
huge panache.

Jeanine Tesori’s Blue, a surprise hit for ENO in April. Photograph: Tristram
Kenton/The Guardian

5. Requiem
Grand theatre, Leeds; May