Reviews
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Lessons in Love and Violence at Covent Garden
The libretto is full of meaty conflicts. The performances are excellent. The orchestral sound-world is full of ear-tingling surprises. SoRead More -
BBC Music magazine announces winners of its 2018 awards
Bernard Haitink and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra have won BBC Music magazine’s Recording of the Year for their performanceRead More -
First impressions
Young music lover Rosie Mortimer visits Covent Garden for her first experience of opera, where she is bowled over byRead More -
Berlioz: Les Troyens
Strasbourg Philharmonic, John Nelson Erato 0190295762209 ***** One of the best opera releases of last year was a complete newRead More -
Cinderella receives US premiere
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Hamlet at Glyndebourne
One of the major cultural events of the summer was the world premiere of Brett Dean’s Hamlet, directed by NeilRead More -
Tosca at West Horsley Place
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Don Carlo – ROH – 12 May, 2017
*** At its third revival it is dispiriting to see how Nicholas Hytner’s production of Don Carlo becomes increasingly diluted,Read More -
Lulu at Hamburg State Opera
Review by Tom Sutcliffe Christoph Marthaler’s productions never tend straightforwardly towards realism. The characters we encounter on stage in hisRead More -
The Snow Maiden at Opera North
Review by Anthony Arblaster Here’s a real rarity: Opera North launched its winter season of fairy tale operas with NikolaiRead More
