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LondonMemory Unwrapped: The World of Michael Tippett

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Byrd, Tippett, Gibbons, Hindemith, Purcell, Groves
George Parris; The Carice Singers; Hugh Cutting

LondonOrpheus and Eurydice

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Gluck: Orphée et Euridice
Frederick Waxman; Laura Hounsell; Hugh Cutting; Sofia Kirwan-Baez; Anna Dennis; Figure

OxfordOxford’s 1749 Messiah

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Händel: Messias
Edward Higginbottom; Instruments of Time and Truth; Rowan Pierce; Hugh Cutting; Thomas Herford

PragueMozart. Bach. Gluck

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Mozart, Bach J. C., Gluck, Giordani
Prague Philharmonia; Emmanuel Villaume; Hugh Cutting

New York CityJoyce DiDonato and Nicholas Phan: Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas

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Carissimi, Purcell
Maxim Emelyanychev; Joyce DiDonato; Nicholas Phan; Song Hee Lee; Beth Taylor

AmsterdamSt Matthew Passion

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Bach: Matthäus-Passion, BWV244
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Leonardo García-Alarcón; Valerio Contaldo; Alex Rosen; Sophie Junker; Hugh Cutting
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Sensationelle Dowland400-Feier mit Thomas Dunford und Ensemble Jupiter

Thomas Dunford © Julien Benhamou
In besungener Tragik nur denkbar knapp und streng an der Höchstwertung vorbei, macht das Ensemble Jupiter die Dowland-Feierstunde in Köln aber zu einem unvergesslichen Erlebnis.
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Remember me: Il Pomo d'Oro mit Dido und Jephte in der Elbphilharmonie

Fatma Said und Joyce DiDonato © Sebastian Madej
Il Pomo d'Oro erzählt unter der Leitung von Maxim Emelyanychev die Schicksale der Tochter Jephtes und der Königin Dido in bewegender Musiksprache.
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Beglückende h-Moll-Messe unter Vladimir Jurowski in Berlin

Vladimir Jurowski dirigiert Bachs h-Moll-Messe © Peter Meisel

Unter Leitung von Vladimir Jurowski gestalteten der RIAS Kammerchor und das Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin Bachs unvergängliche h-Moll-Messe effektvoll als hochaktuelles Meisterwerk

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Riccardo Primo conquista Madrid con Les Arts Florissants y Paul Agnew

Hugh Cutting (Riccardo Primo) © Javier del Real | Teatro Real
Le Jardin des Voix sigue dando frutos: deslumbrante Riccardo Primo de Les Arts florissants en el Teatro Real.
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Peerless choral singing from Arcangelo in Bach’s B minor Mass

Arcangelo © BBC | Chris Christodoulou
At just 50 singers, the choir of Arcangelo produce a remarkable feat of choral singing to bring Bach's masterpiece to life at a packed Royal Albert Hall.
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Comic overkill stunts Handel’s Giulio Cesare at Grange Festival

Tim Mead (Giulio Cesare) and Hugh Cutting (Tolomeo) © Richard Hubert Smith
Despite excellent vocal performances, David Alden’s production of Giulio Cesare in Egitto aims at irreverence but overplays the comedy.
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LondonThe Pelicot Trial

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The Pelicot Trial
Milo Rau; Hugh Cutting; Samuel West; Kate Winslet; Adjoa Andoh
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Hugh Cutting on Handel and good storytelling

Hugh Cutting © Olivia da Costa
The British countertenor, who’s riding the crest of a wave this year, talks about his passion for good storytelling in opera, his favourite roles and the art of Zen Buddhism.

International Opera Awards 2025 announced

Agnes Baltsa, Lifetime Achievement Award winner © GNO/Andreas Simopoulos
The legendary mezzo-soprano Agnes Baltsa received a standing ovation while collecting her Lifetime Achievement Award, while other awards went to artists and companies from around the globe.

Rising Stars: Ten to watch in 2025–26

Rising stars: ten to watch in 2025-26
With so many talented young artists appearing in this season, editor Mark Pullinger selects ten we’re particularly excited to follow this year.