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The composer's final opera is virtually impossible to stage comfortably, but Sir Mark Elder makes a convincing case for more regular outings of its beautiful music.

At Gloucester Cathedral, works by Cecilia McDowall and Edmund Rubbra, despite their indirectness and small scale, make an impact even stronger then Beethoven.

Strong musical performances in a flawed and confused production revived for the autumn season at Glyndebourne. 

Irene’s "Bane of virtue" was the first moment at which a singer’s performance met the measure of the work.

Après une répétition ouverte au public, l'ensemble dirigé par Leonardo García-Alarcón a magnifiquement fêté ses 20 ans avec une belle interprétation d'Acis et Galatée de Haendel.