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LondonAllan Clayton / Paul Lewis
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin (W. Müller), D.795
Allan Clayton; Paul Lewis
LondonEdward Gardner conducts Britten’s War Requiem
Britten: War Requiem, Op.66
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Gardner; Natalya Romaniw; Allan Clayton; Benjamin Appl; London Philharmonic Choir
LondonAllan Clayton / Christine Rice / James Baillieu
Britten, Schumann
Allan Clayton; Christine Rice; James Baillieu
LondonClayton / Davies / Brathwaite / Baillieu / Jageurs / Watkins
Britten
Allan Clayton; Iestyn Davies; Peter Brathwaite; James Baillieu
ParisIdomeneoNew production
Mozart: Idomeneo, re di Creta
Antonello Manacorda; Wajdi Mouawad; Opéra national de Paris; Emmanuel Clolus; Emmanuelle Thomas; Eric Champoux; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
BarcelonaWar Requiem
Britten: War Requiem, Op.66
Orquesta Sinfónica del Gran Teatre del Liceu; Pablo Assante; Coro del Gran Teatre del Liceu; Jonathan Nott; Irina Lungu; Allan Clayton
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Billy Budd makes a welcome return to Glyndebourne
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.
Peter Grimes drops anchor again at The Royal Opera
Allan Clayton and Sir Bryn Terfel lead a strong cast in a revival of Deborah Warner's dark staging of Britten's signature work at Covent Garden.
Sprechstimme and yodelling: Schubert’s birthday bash at Wigmore Hall
A double-header celebrates Schubert featuring Allan Clayton and Paul Lewis in Winterreise and the Austrian folk/rock band The Erllkings.
Stikhina and Clayton shine in DNO's uneven Maid of Orleans
Director Dmitri Tcherniakov and a talented cast do everything to make Tchaikovsky’s opera work in Amsterdam, but problematic elements persist.
Chilly brilliance from Salonen at the Salzburg Festival
The Vienna Philharmonic's first concert at this year's Salzburg Festival pairs Oedipus Rex with the Symphonie fantastique, with Esa-Pekka Salonen stepping in for Lorenzo Viotti.
Curious Monologues but credible Mahler at the BBC Proms
Mahler's “Cinderella” symphony receives another London outing, conducted by John Storgårds at the Royal Albert Hall.
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ViennaBeethoven's Mass in C (1808 excerpts)
Beethoven: Mass in C major, Op.86
Vienna Symphony Orchestra; Philippe Jordan; Jacquelyn Wagner; Anke Vondung; Allan Clayton; Hanno Müller-Brachmann
StuttgartTeodor Currentzis conducts Britten's War Requiem
Britten: War Requiem, Op.66
SWR Symphony Orchestra; Teodor Currentzis; Irina Lungu; Allan Clayton; Matthias Goerne; Knabenchor Collegium Iuvenum Stuttgart
AmsterdamThe Maid of OrleansNew production
Tchaikovsky: The Maid of Orleans
Valentin Uryupin; Dmitri Tcherniakov; Dutch National Opera; Elena Zaytseva; Gleb Filshtinsky; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
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