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A spellbinding <i>Turn of the Screw</i> from Victorian Opera in Melbourne &copy; Jeff Busby
A spellbinding Turn of the Screw from Victorian Opera in Melbourne
© Jeff Busby
Location, location, location: Carlos Simon’s new <i>Afterparty</i> in Beverly Hills &copy; Elizabeth Asher
Location, location, location: Carlos Simon’s new Afterparty in Beverly Hills
© Elizabeth Asher
The Vestal’s Tale: Lydia Steier’s dystopian La Vestale opens in Berlin &copy; Stephan Rabold
The Vestal’s Tale: Lydia Steier’s dystopian La Vestale opens in Berlin
© Stephan Rabold
Warning and consolation: Britten’s <i>War Requiem</i> from the LPO and Edward Gardner &copy; Andy Paradise
Warning and consolation: Britten’s War Requiem from the LPO and Edward Gardner
© Andy Paradise
Bihlmaier’s Boulanger and Brahms have moments of beauty and restraint &copy; BBC | Chris Payne
Bihlmaier’s Boulanger and Brahms have moments of beauty and restraint
© BBC | Chris Payne
A conversation, a conceit and contested territory at New York’s Fall for Dance &copy; Steven Pisano
A conversation, a conceit and contested territory at New York’s Fall for Dance
© Steven Pisano
Baroque’n’roll Vivaldi from Pekka Kuusisto and Ale Carr in Aurora Orchestra jam session &copy; Chuko Cribb
Baroque’n’roll Vivaldi from Pekka Kuusisto and Ale Carr in Aurora Orchestra jam session
© Chuko Cribb
Storms without the stress: Daniel Harding and the Berliner Philharmoniker in Mahler 2 &copy; Bettina Stöß
Storms without the stress: Daniel Harding and the Berliner Philharmoniker in Mahler 2
© Bettina Stöß
English National Ballet’s <i>Rhythm Riot</i>: gloriously challenging and diverse &copy; Photography by ASH
English National Ballet’s Rhythm Riot: gloriously challenging and diverse
© Photography by ASH
Firing blanks: Oxford International Opera’s aimless <i>Tosca</i> &copy; Alex Brenner
Firing blanks: Oxford International Opera’s aimless Tosca
© Alex Brenner
Dark-sided movement: NDT’s <i>Out of the stillness</i> is a masterful showcase of dance theatre &copy; Rahi Rezvani
Dark-sided movement: NDT’s Out of the stillness is a masterful showcase of dance theatre
© Rahi Rezvani
A musical turn hits all the wrong notes: <i>Sweeney Todd</i> at Prague State Opera &copy; Serghei Gherciu
A musical turn hits all the wrong notes: Sweeney Todd at Prague State Opera
© Serghei Gherciu
The White Pearl: New Zealand Opera reframes Bizet’s <i>Les Pêcheurs de Perles</i> &copy; Andi Crown
The White Pearl: New Zealand Opera reframes Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de Perles
© Andi Crown
Opulence and vigour from Seong-Jin Cho and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra &copy; Simon van Boxtel
Opulence and vigour from Seong-Jin Cho and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
© Simon van Boxtel
BRB’s <i>Swan Lake</i>: a thoughtful interpretation of the classic ballet &copy; Clive Booth
BRB’s Swan Lake: a thoughtful interpretation of the classic ballet
© Clive Booth
Federica Lombardi and Samantha Hankey shine in the Met’s Coney Island <i>Così fan tutte</i> revival &copy; Marty Sohl | Met Opera
Federica Lombardi and Samantha Hankey shine in the Met’s Coney Island Così fan tutte revival
© Marty Sohl | Met Opera
An exciting opening program for Fall for Dance at New York City Center &copy; Steven Pisano
An exciting opening program for Fall for Dance at New York City Center
© Steven Pisano
Frank Martin’s fascinating <i>La Tempête</i> opens the season at the Grand Théâtre de Genève &copy; Carole Parodi
Frank Martin’s fascinating La Tempête opens the season at the Grand Théâtre de Genève
© Carole Parodi
Quinn Kelsey dazzles in the Metropolitan Opera’s new <i>Macbeth</i> &copy; Marty Sohl | Met Opera
Quinn Kelsey dazzles in the Metropolitan Opera’s new Macbeth
© Marty Sohl | Met Opera
<i>Jewels</i> endures: New York City Ballet’s fall season opens &copy; Erin Baiano
Jewels endures: New York City Ballet’s fall season opens
© Erin Baiano
Gothic and Greek: Welsh National Opera’s double bill opens in Cardiff &copy; Dafydd Owen
Gothic and Greek: Welsh National Opera’s double bill opens in Cardiff
© Dafydd Owen
Tradition reclaimed: Liliana Cavani’s lavish Traviata returns to La Scala &copy; Brescia e Amisano | Teatro alla Scala
Tradition reclaimed: Liliana Cavani’s lavish Traviata returns to La Scala
© Brescia e Amisano | Teatro alla Scala
Bracing Rossini from the Monteverdi Choir and ORR at Ally Pally &copy; Paul Marc Mitchell
Bracing Rossini from the Monteverdi Choir and ORR at Ally Pally
© Paul Marc Mitchell
Blood flowing fast: Aribert Reimann’s <i>Lear</i> takes off at Tempelhof Airport &copy; Monika Rittershaus
Blood flowing fast: Aribert Reimann’s Lear takes off at Tempelhof Airport
© Monika Rittershaus
Legacy: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater are simply sensational at Sadler’s Wells &copy; Paul Kolnik
Legacy: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater are simply sensational at Sadler’s Wells
© Paul Kolnik
A spellbinding <i>Turn of the Screw</i> from Victorian Opera in Melbourne &copy; Jeff Busby
A spellbinding Turn of the Screw from Victorian Opera in Melbourne
© Jeff Busby
Location, location, location: Carlos Simon’s new <i>Afterparty</i> in Beverly Hills &copy; Elizabeth Asher
Location, location, location: Carlos Simon’s new Afterparty in Beverly Hills
© Elizabeth Asher
The Vestal’s Tale: Lydia Steier’s dystopian La Vestale opens in Berlin &copy; Stephan Rabold
The Vestal’s Tale: Lydia Steier’s dystopian La Vestale opens in Berlin
© Stephan Rabold
Warning and consolation: Britten’s <i>War Requiem</i> from the LPO and Edward Gardner &copy; Andy Paradise
Warning and consolation: Britten’s War Requiem from the LPO and Edward Gardner
© Andy Paradise
Bihlmaier’s Boulanger and Brahms have moments of beauty and restraint &copy; BBC | Chris Payne
Bihlmaier’s Boulanger and Brahms have moments of beauty and restraint
© BBC | Chris Payne
A conversation, a conceit and contested territory at New York’s Fall for Dance &copy; Steven Pisano
A conversation, a conceit and contested territory at New York’s Fall for Dance
© Steven Pisano
Baroque’n’roll Vivaldi from Pekka Kuusisto and Ale Carr in Aurora Orchestra jam session &copy; Chuko Cribb
Baroque’n’roll Vivaldi from Pekka Kuusisto and Ale Carr in Aurora Orchestra jam session
© Chuko Cribb
Storms without the stress: Daniel Harding and the Berliner Philharmoniker in Mahler 2 &copy; Bettina Stöß
Storms without the stress: Daniel Harding and the Berliner Philharmoniker in Mahler 2
© Bettina Stöß
English National Ballet’s <i>Rhythm Riot</i>: gloriously challenging and diverse &copy; Photography by ASH
English National Ballet’s Rhythm Riot: gloriously challenging and diverse
© Photography by ASH
Firing blanks: Oxford International Opera’s aimless <i>Tosca</i> &copy; Alex Brenner
Firing blanks: Oxford International Opera’s aimless Tosca
© Alex Brenner
Dark-sided movement: NDT’s <i>Out of the stillness</i> is a masterful showcase of dance theatre &copy; Rahi Rezvani
Dark-sided movement: NDT’s Out of the stillness is a masterful showcase of dance theatre
© Rahi Rezvani
A musical turn hits all the wrong notes: <i>Sweeney Todd</i> at Prague State Opera &copy; Serghei Gherciu
A musical turn hits all the wrong notes: Sweeney Todd at Prague State Opera
© Serghei Gherciu
The White Pearl: New Zealand Opera reframes Bizet’s <i>Les Pêcheurs de Perles</i> &copy; Andi Crown
The White Pearl: New Zealand Opera reframes Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de Perles
© Andi Crown
Opulence and vigour from Seong-Jin Cho and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra &copy; Simon van Boxtel
Opulence and vigour from Seong-Jin Cho and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
© Simon van Boxtel
BRB’s <i>Swan Lake</i>: a thoughtful interpretation of the classic ballet &copy; Clive Booth
BRB’s Swan Lake: a thoughtful interpretation of the classic ballet
© Clive Booth
Federica Lombardi and Samantha Hankey shine in the Met’s Coney Island <i>Così fan tutte</i> revival &copy; Marty Sohl | Met Opera
Federica Lombardi and Samantha Hankey shine in the Met’s Coney Island Così fan tutte revival
© Marty Sohl | Met Opera
An exciting opening program for Fall for Dance at New York City Center &copy; Steven Pisano
An exciting opening program for Fall for Dance at New York City Center
© Steven Pisano
Frank Martin’s fascinating <i>La Tempête</i> opens the season at the Grand Théâtre de Genève &copy; Carole Parodi
Frank Martin’s fascinating La Tempête opens the season at the Grand Théâtre de Genève
© Carole Parodi
Quinn Kelsey dazzles in the Metropolitan Opera’s new <i>Macbeth</i> &copy; Marty Sohl | Met Opera
Quinn Kelsey dazzles in the Metropolitan Opera’s new Macbeth
© Marty Sohl | Met Opera
<i>Jewels</i> endures: New York City Ballet’s fall season opens &copy; Erin Baiano
Jewels endures: New York City Ballet’s fall season opens
© Erin Baiano
Gothic and Greek: Welsh National Opera’s double bill opens in Cardiff &copy; Dafydd Owen
Gothic and Greek: Welsh National Opera’s double bill opens in Cardiff
© Dafydd Owen
Tradition reclaimed: Liliana Cavani’s lavish Traviata returns to La Scala &copy; Brescia e Amisano | Teatro alla Scala
Tradition reclaimed: Liliana Cavani’s lavish Traviata returns to La Scala
© Brescia e Amisano | Teatro alla Scala
Bracing Rossini from the Monteverdi Choir and ORR at Ally Pally &copy; Paul Marc Mitchell
Bracing Rossini from the Monteverdi Choir and ORR at Ally Pally
© Paul Marc Mitchell
Blood flowing fast: Aribert Reimann’s <i>Lear</i> takes off at Tempelhof Airport &copy; Monika Rittershaus
Blood flowing fast: Aribert Reimann’s Lear takes off at Tempelhof Airport
© Monika Rittershaus
Legacy: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater are simply sensational at Sadler’s Wells &copy; Paul Kolnik
Legacy: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater are simply sensational at Sadler’s Wells
© Paul Kolnik
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