Overview
- The English National Opera production is running at the London Coliseum with performances listed through 18 November.
- Annilese Miskimmon directs on Alex Eales’s spare galleried set, with Kerem Hasan conducting.
- Christine Rice as Sister Helen and Michael Mayes as Joseph De Rocher win strong notices, with Sarah Connolly and Madeline Boreham singled out in support.
- Reviews highlight Heggie’s American-inflected score—gospel, hymnody, Broadway and film touches—realized with drive and clarity.
- Critics note a large cast and age guidance alongside unflinching staging choices, as The Times awards five stars and the Evening Standard reports the work as the most performed 21st‑century opera.