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Prom 9: Refined beauty in Beethoven's Fidelio
Skelton's Florestan provides the power in a refined, elegant performance that brings out the beauty in Beethoven's score.
A glorious Meistersinger at La Scala
Daniele Gatti is the winner of the night, managing to draw an astounding outcome from a far from ideal cast.
Parsifal en el Teatro Real: cuando se ausenta el espíritu.
Una deslumbrante actuación orquestal a manos de Semyon Bychkov en una producción que no logra aprovechar las posibilidades de la obra de Wagner.
Anatomy of fear at the Concertgebouw
The correlation between music and painting is one of the most interesting and long existing themes in the history of art.
A safe bet: Fidelio at the Grand Théâtre
A fairly conventional version of Beethoven's Fidelio at the Grand Théâtre in Geneva plays it safe and ultimately succeeds.
Fidelio in concert with the BBC Philharmonic
The benefits of opera in concert are felt in Manchester with the BBC Philharmonic, with a performance of Beethoven's only opera, Fidelio.