In the foyer of the Bradford Alhambra there is a vintage play-bill advertising the Gaytime revue. "New Laughs! New Songs! New Scenes! New Dresses!" it says.

It's a shame that Opera North had to commence its temporary residence at this fine old theatre with a tired, 10-year-old production. "All the old laughs!" the poster ought to say: "All the same songs, same scenes; one or two modified costumes!"

Caroline Gawn's direction was always fairly flimsy, and it's a surprise that Alice Purcell's sets, which seem to have been cut from blotting paper, haven't decomposed by now. Very little seems to have changed, though the chief innovation is the strange decision to portray Count Almaviva as Basil Fawlty.

It's not just that Howard Reddy bears a startling physical resemblance to the hot-headed hotel owner: he's clearly been given license to mug up the physical comedy in the manner of Cleese. This would be fine if he had the voice for it, but he doesn't.

Wyn Pencarreg's Figaro is lightweight too. But the shortcomings on the bass side are compensated for by the women. Lucy Crowe's Barbarina sounds as if she's going places; Julianne Young's Cherubino is a fruity pleasure; and Jeni Bern's Susanna has an airily natural tone and deft comic touch.

But the real revelation is Linda Richardson's Countess. Richardson is a still-developing talent with a supple and vibrant voice who keeps increasing in presence and authority. The emotional arc she traces in her third act aria, from abject despondency to tentative elation, is stirring in its pathos. There had to be some reason for hauling this production out of mothballs, and this is it.

· In rep until March 17. Box office: 01274 432000.