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LondonShut the Gate Against My Thoughts
Danyel, Johnson, Dowland, Vizzana, Caccini, Lanier, Kapsberger, Monteverdi, Strozzi
Elizabeth Kenny; Nardus Williams
LondonMozart’s Requiem
Mozart
Jonathan Bloxham; Nardus Williams; Trinity Boys Choir; Ruth Rogers; Trinity Girls Choir
CardiffThe Anonymous Lover
Chevalier de Saint-George: L'Amant anonyme
Frederick Brown; Omar Elerian; Welsh National Opera; Cécile Trémolières; Welsh National Opera Orchestra; Nardus Williams
PooleBeethoven Ascending
Beethoven
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Mark Wigglesworth; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Nardus Williams; Kitty Whately; Anthony Gregory
BristolBeethoven Ascending
Beethoven
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Mark Wigglesworth; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Nardus Williams; Kitty Whately; Anthony Gregory
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Freudian slip: Handel’s Tamerlano recast as Trumpian tantrums
Opha Phelan’s staging presents the action as a grand, Freudian social experiment. It’s a risk – but the production is lifted by outstanding performances from the cast and the Academy of Ancient Music.
Paradise Deferred: Shelley takes on Schumann’s Paradies und die Peri
Alexander Shelley tackles Schumann’s sprawling Das Paradies und die Peri with conviction, shaping real momentum and drama, even if balance issues and Thomas Moore’s cloying libretto sometimes distract.
The Dunedin Consort Messiah remains a welcome seasonal speciality
The Dunedin Messiah, a speciality with Baroque instruments, is given with soloists Nardus Williams, Lotte Betts-Dean, Joshua Ellicott and Dingle Yandell in Perth, directed by John Butt.
Cocteau-esque camp: Alden’s Partenope returns to ENO
Christopher Alden’s Olivier Award-winning production of Handel’s Partenope returns to the Coliseum, but it's the singing that earns the plaudits.
John Butt and the OAE celebrate Handel's Solomon
The Queen of Sheba is clearly in a hurry in this account of Handel's oratorio at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Kicking down the door: The Marriage of Figaro revived at ENO
ENO's revival features a striking performance from Mary Bevan as bride-to-be Susanna, but elements of the staging continue to raise eyebrows.
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PooleBeethoven Ascending
Beethoven
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Mark Wigglesworth; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Nardus Williams; Kitty Whately; Anthony Gregory
LondonBrockes Passion, HWV 48
Händel: Brockes Passion, HWV 48
The English Concert; Harry Bicket; Hilary Cronin; Nardus Williams; Jess Dandy; Robert Murray