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Versailles

11 avril 2018

King Arthur : rois et divertissements à Versailles

Par Suzanne Lay-Canessa

Glyndebourne’s Billy Budd makes a welcome return, fresh and devastating as ever

Par Nick Boston, 02 juillet 2026

Michael Grandage’s production shows no signs of age, with fine central performances from Thomas Mole, Allan Clayton and Sam Carl, and fine playing from the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Glyndebourne

02 juil. 2026

Billy Budd makes a welcome return to Glyndebourne

Par Nick Boston

Christina Pluhar, Philippe Jaroussky und Céline Scheen © Wolfgang Lienbacher

Salzburg

Teatro della morte: letzte Werke von Pergolesi und Mozart in Salzburg

Par Michael Vieth, 29 janvier 2026

Zur siebzigsten Mozartwoche in Salzburg verbanden Christina Pluhar und L'Arpeggiata beeindruckend finale, Todeserfahrung beschreibende Vokalwerke von Pergolesi und Mozart.

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Salzburg

29 janv. 2026

Teatro della morte: letzte Werke von Pergolesi und Mozart in Salzburg

Par Michael Vieth

Perth

The Dunedin Consort Messiah remains a welcome seasonal speciality

Par David Smythe, 18 décembre 2025

The Dunedin Messiah, a speciality with Baroque instruments, is given with soloists Nardus Williams, Lotte Betts-Dean, Joshua Ellicott and Dingle Yandell in Perth, directed by John Butt.

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Perth

18 déc. 2025

The Dunedin Consort Messiah remains a welcome seasonal speciality

Par David Smythe

Not out of the woods yet: Glyndebourne’s iconic Dream approaches its century

Par Eleanor Knight, 12 octobre 2025

Sir Peter Hall's classic staging of Britten's Shakespearean comedy nears a landmark moment in Glyndebourne’s autumn season.

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Glyndebourne

12 oct. 2025

Glyndebourne’s iconic Dream approaches its century

Par Eleanor Knight

The Academy of Ancient Music © Benjamin Ealovega

Strong team for a Good Friday St John Passion with Cummings and the AAM

Par Roy Westbrook, 18 avril 2025

The greatest music of the 18th century – no arguments, please – is given a fine reading at London's Barbican.

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Londres

18 avril 2025

Strong team for a Good Friday St John Passion

Par Roy Westbrook

Nadine Benjamin (Mimì) and Joshua Blue (Rodolfo) © Lloyd Winters

Undernourished: English National Opera’s Bohème revival lacks red meat

Par Dominic Lowe, 26 septembre 2024

Sir Jonathan Miller’s production of Puccini’s classic remains powerful, but ENO’s latest revival underwhelms at the Coliseum.

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Londres

26 sept. 2024

Undernourished: ENO’s Bohème revival lacks red meat

Par Dominic Lowe

Carmen at Glyndebourne: a timeless tragedy brought vividly to today

Par David Karlin, 16 mai 2024

Diane Paulus' staging is remarkably true to the original while making it feel like the work was written yesterday.

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Glyndebourne

16 mai 2024

Carmen at Glyndebourne: a timeless tragedy

Par David Karlin

Edimbourg

White roses haunt Scottish Opera’s enthralling Daphne

Par David Smythe, 10 décembre 2023

A strong cast led by Hye-Youn Lee, Shengzhi Ren and Brad Cooper head a magnificent semi-staged Daphne, conducted by Stuart Stratford.

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Edimbourg

10 déc. 2023

White roses haunt Scottish Opera’s enthralling Daphne

Par David Smythe

Adrian Partington, soloists, the Philharmonia and Three Choirs Festival Chorus © James O'Driscoll

Gloucester

Preaching to the converted: Elgar’s The Apostles at the Three Choirs Festival

Par Simon Cummings, 29 juillet 2023

Adrian Partington and the Philharmonia give an impersonal, soporific rendition of Elgar's The Apostles at Gloucester Cathedral.

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Gloucester

29 juil. 2023

Preaching to the converted: The Apostles at the Three Choirs

Par Simon Cummings

Britten at Glyndebourne: A Dream staging that works its sinister magic once again

Par Mark Pullinger, 01 juillet 2023

A strong revival cast, conducted by Dalia Stasevska, demonstrate why Sir Peter Hall's 1981 vintage staging of Britten’s A Midsummer Night's Dream is such a classic.

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Glyndebourne

01 juil. 2023

A Glyndebourne Dream that works its sinister magic

Par Mark Pullinger

Theatre meets opera in delightful Midsummer Night’s Dream at Scottish Opera

Par David Smythe, 22 février 2022

Dominic Hill brings a touch of the theatre to a finely sung new production of Britten's opera, with Stuart Stratford conducting a driven ensemble.

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Glasgow

22 févr. 2022

A delightful Midsummer Night’s Dream at Scottish Opera

Par David Smythe

Pluhar leads a great Monteverdi Vespers from L'Arpeggiata at the Barbican

Par Roy Westbrook, 14 décembre 2021

An outstanding performance from Christina Pluhar's army of generals, but a flawed Barbican live stream.

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Londres

14 déc. 2021

Pluhar leads a great Monteverdi Vespers from L'Arpeggiata

Par Roy Westbrook

Strong cast lifts Wake-Walker's constrained staging in Glyndebourne Tour's Fidelio

Par Nick Boston, 16 octobre 2021

A vast panopticon cages strong musical performances in Wake-Walker's Fidelio at Glyndebourne, with Dorothea Herbert and Adam Smith standing out vocally and emotionally as Leonore and Florestan.

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Glyndebourne

16 oct. 2021

Strong cast lifts constrained staging in Glyndebourne's Fidelio

Par Nick Boston

Natalya Romaniw an exciting Tosca in Scottish Opera’s powerful revival

Par David Smythe, 26 octobre 2019

Anthony Besch’s trusty Tosca returns to Scottish Opera with Natalya Romaniw packing a punch in the title role.

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Glasgow

26 oct. 2019

Natalya Romaniw an exciting Tosca in Scottish Opera’s powerful revival

Par David Smythe

Slim-line Rheingold opens at Grimeborn Festival

Par Mark Valencia, 31 juillet 2019

Jonathan Dove's lean reduction of Wagner’s score for just 18 players is performed at the Grimeborn Festival in Julia Burbach's staging.

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Londres

31 juil. 2019

Slim-line Rheingold opens at Grimeborn Festival

Par Mark Valencia

Stovepipe hats are back: Scottish Opera’s steampunk Magic Flute returns

Par David Smythe, 04 mai 2019

Sir Thomas Allen’s crowd-pleasing Magic Flute returns to Scottish Opera in a finely sung performance with Tobias Ringborg drawing period colours from the orchestra.

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Glasgow

04 mai 2019

Scottish Opera’s steampunk Magic Flute returns

Par David Smythe

A dark, unflinching Rigoletto from Scottish Opera

Par Gregor Forbes, 18 octobre 2018

More relevant than ever, the patriarchal nightmare of Verdi's Rigoletto is dark and unflinching in Scottish Opera's revival of their 2011 production, with some striking scenes and fine singing.

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Glasgow

18 oct. 2018

A dark, unflinching Rigoletto from Scottish Opera

Par Gregor Forbes

Eindhoven

Britannia 3 in 1: Orpheus, Genius, King Arthur oder Gabrielis elegante Feier Henry Pucells

Par Jens Klier, 08 avril 2018

Beinahe war dieser King Arthur so rund und erhaben schön, dass die fünf Akte auch zu fünf Sternen geführt hätten.

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Eindhoven

08 avril 2018

Gabrielis elegante Feier Henry Pucells

Par Jens Klier

Dove’s Flight: Witty and poignant tale of airport life at Scottish Opera

Par David Smythe, 24 février 2018

Jonathan Dove’s witty Flight at Scottish Opera is finely sung by a tight ensemble with standout performances from Jennifer France and James Laing.

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Glasgow

24 févr. 2018

Witty and poignant tale of airport life at Scottish Opera

Par David Smythe

Prom 23: An evening of angelic choruses

Par Marthe Lisson, 01 août 2017

A performance of Handel's oratorio Israel in Egypt performed by the Orchestra and Choir of the Age of the Enlightenment with William Christie conducting.