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Performer: Brandon Cedel

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A superb Salzburg sojourn: Philadelphia Orchestra plays Mozart

Harry Bicket © Dario Acosta
Guest conductor Harry Bicket brings a sense of urgency to Mozart's Requiem and pulse-quickening energy to Symphony no. 40.
****1
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Ravishing Rodelinda: Handel al fresco at Garsington Opera

Lucy Crowe (Rodelinda) © Craig Fuller
Ruth Knight untangles Handel's Rodelinda, directing a new staging at Garsington which features a feast of fine singing. 
****1
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Magic takes time to sparkle in ENO's Elixir of Love

Rhian Lois (Adina) © ENO | Marc Brenner
Harry Fehr’s directorial debut for ENO transposes Donizetti’s tale into a World War 2 setting. Rhian Lois charms and commands as Adina.
****1
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Handelian labours: Kosky directs Hercules at Komische Oper Berlin

Brandon Cedel (Hercules) © Monika Rittershaus
Handel's seldom-performed Hercules becomes the latest oratorio to undergo the Kosky treatment at Komische Oper. 
****1
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Beantown rags to riches: BLO’s Cenerentola an unalloyed delight

Brandon Cedel (Don Magnifico), Alexis Peart (Tisbe) and Dana Lynne Varga (Clorinda) © Nile Scott Studios
Impeccable ensemble work in Dawn M Simmons' first foray into opera. 
*****
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A Glyndebourne Dream that works its sinister magic

Tim Mead (Oberon) and Liv Redpath (Tytania) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd | Photo: Tristram Kenton
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. 
****1
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High WycombeRodelindaNew production

Lucy Crowe (Rodelinda) © Craig Fuller
Handel: Rodelinda, regina de' Longobardi
Peter Whelan; Ruth Knight; Garsington Opera; Leslie Travers; Ben Pickersgill; The English Concert