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Welcome to September’s Bachtrack Edition, where we put the spotlight on a selection of our reviews, stories and images from the past month.
From Priscilla to Pappataci: L’italiana in Algeri in drag at the Rossini Opera Festival
© Rossini Opera Festival | Amati Bacciardi
From Elgar to didgeridoo, the Melbourne Symphony play the Elbphilharmonie
© Daniel Dittus
Mirrors and echoes: Karina Canellakis celebrates Pierre Boulez at Lucerne Festival
© Patrick Hürlimann | Lucerne Festival
Elizabethan intrigue: Scottish Ballet’s Mary, Queen of Scots
© Andy Ross
Grooving with The Dude: the Bolívars make Bernstein and Falla dance
© Sisi Burn
Pappano and LSO crest the waves at the Edinburgh International Festival
© Andrew Perry
Temptation and collapse, styled: The Rake’s Progress at Glimmerglass
© The Glimmerglass Festival | Kayleen Bertrand
Elemental colours and Shakespearean drama from the China NCPA Orchestra in Hamburg
© Daniel Dittus
Kim Brandstrup breaks Bach with the OAE at Edinburgh International Festival
© Tommy Ga-Ken Wan
Precision, energy and expressive poise in Elim Chan’s Tanglewood debut
© Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO
An epic all-night vigil: The Veil of the Temple at Edinburgh International Festival
© Andrew Perry
© Rossini Opera Festival | Amati Bacciardi
© Daniel Dittus
© Patrick Hürlimann | Lucerne Festival
© Andy Ross
© Sisi Burn
© Andrew Perry
© The Glimmerglass Festival | Kayleen Bertrand
© Daniel Dittus
© Tommy Ga-Ken Wan
© Hilary Scott, courtesy of the BSO
© Andrew Perry
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Photo of the month
A giant, shadowy spider threatens to overwhelm Scottish Ballet in the world premiere of Sophie Laplane’s Mary, Queen of Scots in Edinburgh, captured by Andy Ross.
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