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Bachtrack Editions: August 2026

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Welcome to August’s Bachtrack Edition, where we put the spotlight on a selection of our reviews, stories and images from the past month.

<i>Tao of Glass</i>: Phelim McDermott and Philip Glass play life in London’s West End &copy; Johan Persson
Tao of Glass: Phelim McDermott and Philip Glass play life in London’s West End
© Johan Persson
Rollercoaster of lust: Matthew Bourne’s <i>The Car Man</i> at Sadler’s Wells &copy; Johan Persson
Rollercoaster of lust: Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man at Sadler’s Wells
© Johan Persson
Enigmatic and deeply moving: rare Rubbra at the Three Choirs Festival &copy; James O’Driscoll
Enigmatic and deeply moving: rare Rubbra at the Three Choirs Festival
© James O’Driscoll
Five New York dance companies reconvene for BAAND Together Season 6 &copy; Rosalie O'Connor
Five New York dance companies reconvene for BAAND Together Season 6
© Rosalie O'Connor
A lush, provocative <i>Egyptian Helen</i> at Bard &copy; Maria Baranova
A lush, provocative Egyptian Helen at Bard
© Maria Baranova
Fun, if not quite fizzy: Opera Holland Park’s <i>Fledermaus</i> &copy; Craig Fuller
Fun, if not quite fizzy: Opera Holland Park’s Fledermaus
© Craig Fuller
Cranko’s <i>Romeo and Juliet</i> captivates audiences at the Circus Maximus in Rome &copy; Fabrizio Sansoni - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet captivates audiences at the Circus Maximus in Rome
© Fabrizio Sansoni - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Tosca goes over the top at Torre del Lago &copy; Giorgio Andreuccetti
Tosca goes over the top at Torre del Lago
© Giorgio Andreuccetti
Brash Americana and a Finzi choral rarity launch the BBC Proms &copy; BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Brash Americana and a Finzi choral rarity launch the BBC Proms
© BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Wilde nonsense: Gerald Barry’s <i>The Importance of Being Earnest</i> is a smash hit for Garsington &copy; Julian Guidera
Wilde nonsense: Gerald Barry’s The Importance of Being Earnest is a smash hit for Garsington
© Julian Guidera
<i>Tao of Glass</i>: Phelim McDermott and Philip Glass play life in London’s West End &copy; Johan Persson
Tao of Glass: Phelim McDermott and Philip Glass play life in London’s West End
© Johan Persson
Rollercoaster of lust: Matthew Bourne’s <i>The Car Man</i> at Sadler’s Wells &copy; Johan Persson
Rollercoaster of lust: Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man at Sadler’s Wells
© Johan Persson
Enigmatic and deeply moving: rare Rubbra at the Three Choirs Festival &copy; James O’Driscoll
Enigmatic and deeply moving: rare Rubbra at the Three Choirs Festival
© James O’Driscoll
Five New York dance companies reconvene for BAAND Together Season 6 &copy; Rosalie O'Connor
Five New York dance companies reconvene for BAAND Together Season 6
© Rosalie O'Connor
A lush, provocative <i>Egyptian Helen</i> at Bard &copy; Maria Baranova
A lush, provocative Egyptian Helen at Bard
© Maria Baranova
Fun, if not quite fizzy: Opera Holland Park’s <i>Fledermaus</i> &copy; Craig Fuller
Fun, if not quite fizzy: Opera Holland Park’s Fledermaus
© Craig Fuller
Cranko’s <i>Romeo and Juliet</i> captivates audiences at the Circus Maximus in Rome &copy; Fabrizio Sansoni - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet captivates audiences at the Circus Maximus in Rome
© Fabrizio Sansoni - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Tosca goes over the top at Torre del Lago &copy; Giorgio Andreuccetti
Tosca goes over the top at Torre del Lago
© Giorgio Andreuccetti
Brash Americana and a Finzi choral rarity launch the BBC Proms &copy; BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Brash Americana and a Finzi choral rarity launch the BBC Proms
© BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Wilde nonsense: Gerald Barry’s <i>The Importance of Being Earnest</i> is a smash hit for Garsington &copy; Julian Guidera
Wilde nonsense: Gerald Barry’s The Importance of Being Earnest is a smash hit for Garsington
© Julian Guidera

Composer Mark-Anthony Turnage reflects on his opera Festen a year on – and the challenges of creating a new orchestral suite from it.

Photo of the month

At Venice’s Biennale Danza, Andrea Avezzù captures Mamela Nyamza’s The Herd/Less: a mix of ballet, contemporary dance, gumboot and butoh.

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