Performer: BBC Concert Orchestra

Powerful Herbert Howells, together with affecting Shaw and engaging MacMillan from the BBC Singers, with the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Sofi Jeannin.

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Aleko on the Arno: Bryn Terfel leads fine new GPO double bill

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Roy Westbrook, 06 Jun

An unlikely pairing opens Grange Park Opera's season, the two works united by the dominant central character of each opera – Sir Bryn Terfel.

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BBCCO thrills in an evening of Sibelius and his Swedish neighbours

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Susannah Moody, 17 Mar

A study of landscapes, freedom and love from the Anna-Maria Helsing and BBC Concert Orchestra, plus the world premiere of a Trinidadian concerto for orchestra.

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West HorsleyFalstaff

On demand from The Theatre in the Woods, West Horsley, Until 30 Apr 23:59

Verdi: Falstaff

Gianluca Marcianò; Stephen Medcalf; Grange Park Opera; Jamie Vartan; BBC Concert Orchestra; Grange Park Opera Chorus

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Everything theatrical and romantic: autumn at Saffron Hall

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Bachtrack, 24 May

Performances by English Touring Opera and the London Philharmonic Orchestra are the highlights of an autumn season at Saffron Hall with a distinctly theatrical vibe – alongside major Baroque and chamber offerings.

The trumpet shall sound: Marin Alsop on reinventing Handel’s Messiah

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Stephen Pritchard, 04 Dec

Handel’s great oratorio has been through countless versions and transformations. Marin Alsop speaks about the 30th anniversary of her arrangement, which transforms Messiah into an infectious gospel ceremony.

BBC announces closure of BBC Singers, redundancies at orchestras

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Lawrence Dunn, 09 Mar

The BBC’s announcement of its decision to shutter the BBC Singers, and to aim for 20% redundancies in its English orchestras, has attracted criticism.