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LondonTrial by Jury & The Zoo
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Peter Whelan; John Savournin; English National Opera; takis; Ben Pickersgill; English National Opera Orchestra; Mary Bevan
LondonBeethoven 9
Rossini, Brahms, Beethoven
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Adam Hickox; Lucy Crowe; Claire Barnett-Jones; Ed Lyon; Neal Davies
PhiladelphiaHandel’s Messiah
Händel: Messias
The Philadelphia Orchestra; Bernard Labadie; Joélle Harvey; Iestyn Davies; Andrew Haji; Neal Davies
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Brillanter Chor
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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.
L’Enfance du Christ au berceau de Berlioz à La Côte-Saint-André
Pas d'opéra cette année au Festival Berlioz mais l'oratorio du compositeur éponyme, bien servi par les forces polonaises des chœur et orchestre du NFM de Wrocław placées sous la direction de Paul McCreesh.
Dionysian and Apollonian: René Jacobs conducts L'Orfeo in Berlin
In a concert performance at the Berlin Philharmonie, conductor René Jacobs gives his own – thrilling – take on Monteverdi's L'Orfeo.
A reverential Gerontius from Elder and The Hallé
Sir Mark Elder opens his mini Elgar festival with a deeply spirtual Dream of Gerontius.
WNO’s abstract Magic Flute proves more contemporary than cohesive
WNO delivers a well-performed production of Mozart’s Magic Flute with some fresh ideas, but other which dilute it.