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LondonKazuki Yamada conducts Boulanger and Ravel
Boulanger, Ravel
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Kazuki Yamada; Fleur Barron; Paul Appleby; Germán Olvera; BBC Symphony Chorus
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Berlioz: Damnation de Faust, La (Fausts Verdammnis)
Antony Hermus; National Symphony Orchestra Ireland; National Symphony Chorus Ireland; Paul Appleby; Adam Plachetka
TorontoMessiah
Händel: Messias
Toronto Symphony Orchestra; Ivor Bolton; Louise Alder; Deepa Johnny; Paul Appleby; Joshua Hopkins
WienORF Radio-Symphonieorchester / Wiener Singakademie / Alsop
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ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien; Marin Alsop; Eleanor Lyons; Paul Appleby; Andrè Schuen; Wiener Singakademie
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Warning and consolation: Britten’s War Requiem from the LPO
Edward Gardner conducts an exceptionally fine account of a work that is taxing to prepare – and even, in some senses, to hear.
Billy Budd ou le triomphe de la beauté à l'Opéra de Lyon
L'Opéra de Lyon propose pour la première fois le chef-d'œuvre de Britten à son public : une réussite tant visuelle que musicale, accueillie avec enthousiasme par les spectateurs.
Wayne McGregor’s Jocasta’s Line offers powerful performances
A dramatic staging of two Greek myths, Wayne McGregor’s Jocasta’s Line is an epic production for Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, a truly modern and totally original work.
Matthew Aucoin's Music for New Bodies at Lincoln Center
Aucoin, librettist Jorie Graham and director Peter Sellars make New Bodies more a haunting mood piece than a cautionary tale for the American Modern Opera Company.
John Adams’ Antony and Cleopatra arrives at the Met
John Adams’ Antony and Cleopatra puts the composer's propulsive music at the service of both moments of riveting human drama and less effective scenes of battle and politics.