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Laura Karpman’s opera Balls tells a great story, but overshoots the line

By David Karlin, 20 November 2025

An entertaining portrayal of the 1973 “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs is marred by ham-fisted amplification.

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**111

London

20 Nov 2025

Karpman’s opera Balls tells a great story, but overshoots the line

By David Karlin

Virginia Beach

More than just words: Sir William Walton’s Façade gets the red carpet treatment in Virginia

By Phillip Nones, 14 June 2021

JoAnn Falletta, three reciters and musicians of the Virginia Arts Festival deliver a grand entertainment.

****1

****1

Virginia Beach

14 Jun 2021

More than just words: Walton’s Façade in Virginia

By Phillip Nones

London

Prom 76: A fitting close for the 2014 Proms season

By Hazel Rowland, 13 September 2014

Sakari Oramo takes the reins for his first Last Night of the Proms, alongside dazzling violinist Janine Jansen and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

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****1

London

13 Sep 2014

A fitting close to the Proms season

By Hazel Rowland