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Edinburgh

The Veil of the Temple triumphantly opens the Edinburgh International Festival

By David Smythe, 02 August 2025

John Tavener's epic, eight-hour all-night vigil opens the festival in monumental style, directed by Thomas Guthrie.

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Edinburgh

03 Aug 2025

Triumphant Tavener opens the Edinburgh International Festival

By David Smythe

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Rome

Lend me your ears: world premiere of Giorgio Battistelli's Julius Caesar charms Rome

By Elena Luporini, 23 November 2021

The Teatro dell'Opera opens its season with the world premiere of Giorgio Battistelli and Ian Burton's new Shakespearean work, under the baton of Daniele Gatti and the direction of Robert Carsen.

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Rome

25 Nov 2021

Lend me your ears: Battistelli's Julius Caesar charms Rome

By Elena Luporini

London

The Gospel according to St Mark: Padmore and the OAE at Battersea Arts Centre

By Roy Westbrook, 02 April 2021

This Evangelist had just come straight from Golgotha, where he had witnessed events so momentous he was compelled to recount them at once.

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London

05 Apr 2021

The Gospel according to St Mark: Padmore and the OAE in Battersea

By Roy Westbrook

London

Semele crashes and burns, but Louise Alder soars up at Ally Pally

By Mark Pullinger, 02 May 2019

Rising like a phoenix, the Alexandra Palace Theatre stages its first opera since its reopening after eighty years of slumber.

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London

03 May 2019

Semele crashes and burns, but Louise Alder soars up at Ally Pally

By Mark Pullinger

Adelaide

Thrilling King Arthur from the Gabrieli Consort in Adelaide

By Brian Angus, 18 February 2019

With marvellous cohesion, life and wit the Gabrieli Consort and Players, sponsored by State Opera of South Australia, who thrilled Adelaide audiences with their presentation of English Baroque.

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Adelaide

19 Feb 2019

Thrilling King Arthur from the Gabrieli Consort in Adelaide

By Brian Angus

London

“Remember me!” Norrington and LPO provide emotion and insight in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas

By Mark Thomas, 30 January 2019

Sir Roger Norrington and a strong cast joined a Baroque-style London Philharmonic Orchestra in a highly accomplished Dido and Aeneas, preceded by Handel’s clean and stately Water Music.

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London

31 Jan 2019

Norrington and LPO provide emotion and insight in Dido and Aeneas

By Mark Thomas

Edinburgh

Seasonal joy from Ludus Baroque with the Marian Consort in Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

By David Smythe, 14 December 2018

Edinburgh’s Ludus Baroque joined by the Marian Consort bring seasonal joy and Baroque warmth in a complete performance of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio.

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Edinburgh

16 Dec 2018

Seasonal joy from Ludus Baroque at Greyfriars Kirk

By David Smythe

New York City

The Creation: Les Arts Florissants bring out Haydn’s inventiveness in New York

By Edward Sava-Segal, 15 November 2018

The small, thirty-strong choir was the true star of the evening rendering Haydn’s contrapuntal mastery with tremendous conviction and marvelous cohesiveness.

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New York City

18 Nov 2018

Bringing out Haydn’s inventiveness in New York

By Edward Sava-Segal

Halle

Samson is a great treat at the Halle Handel Festival

By Sandra Bowdler, 27 May 2018

John Butt’s revisitation of the Handel oratorio Samson at the Halle Handel Festival displayed this treasured work in an illuminating and satisfying light.

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Halle

28 May 2018

Samson is a great treat at the Halle Handel Festival

By Sandra Bowdler

London

Darkness and pain in Mark Padmore's St Matthew Passion

By Benjamin Poore, 26 March 2018

A brooding and melancholy presentation of Bach’s masterpiece from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Mark Padmore.

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London

28 Mar 2018

Darkness and pain in Mark Padmore's St Matthew Passion

By Benjamin Poore