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AmsterdamDowland 400

© Julien Benhamou
Dowland
Thomas Dunford; Ensemble Jupiter; Mélissa Petit

ParisCome Again

© Julien Benhamou
Dowland
Thomas Dunford; Ensemble Jupiter; Mélissa Petit; Hugh Cutting

DijonRiccardo Primo - HandelKonzertante Aufführung

Les Arts Florissants
Händel: Riccardo Primo, re d'Inghilterra
Paul Agnew; Les Arts Florissants; Mélissa Petit; Paul Figuier

ParisLes Arts Florissants - Paul Agnew

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Händel: Riccardo Primo, re d'Inghilterra
Paul Agnew; Mélissa Petit; Hugh Cutting; Juliette Mey; Andreas Wolf

MadridHändel - Riccardo Primo, re d'Inghilterra

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Händel: Riccardo Primo, re d'Inghilterra
Paul Agnew; Les Arts Florissants; Mélissa Petit; Hugh Cutting

BarcelonaRiccardo Primo - HandelKonzertante Aufführung

Les Arts Florissants
Händel: Riccardo Primo, re d'Inghilterra
Paul Agnew; Les Arts Florissants; Mélissa Petit; Paul Figuier
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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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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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Cocteau-esque camp: Alden’s Partenope returns to ENO

Hugh Cutting (Arsace) and Nardus Williams (Partenope) © Lloyd Winters
Christopher Alden’s Olivier Award-winning production of Handel’s Partenope returns to the Coliseum, but it's the singing that earns the plaudits. 
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Ensemble Jupiter end European tour of Handel’s Theodora in Brussels

Avery Amereau and Ensemble Jupiter © Centro Nacional de Difusión Musical (CNDM) | Rafa Martín, courtesy of Ensemble Jupiter
Projection proves a problem for the singers, but this Theodora at BOZAR is nevertheless full of musical and spiritual beauty.
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High WycombeRodelindaNeuinszenierung

Lucy Crowe (Rodelinda) © Craig Fuller
Händel: Rodelinda, regina de' Longobardi
Peter Whelan; Ruth Knight; Garsington Opera; Leslie Travers; Ben Pickersgill; The English Concert
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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.