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GenevaLa TempêteNew production

© GTG / Ronald Curchod
Martin: Der Sturm (The Tempest)
Thierry Fischer; Netia Jones; Grand Théâtre de Genève; Malcolm Rippeth; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

ParisOratorio de Noël

© Gerard Collett
Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248
Orchestre National de France; Trevor Pinnock; Lauryna Bendžiūnaitė; Sasha Cooke; Patrick Grahl; Christian Immler

RotterdamSt Matthew Passion 2027

© Marek Piwnicki
Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV244
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra; Johanna Soller; Carine Tinney; William Shelton; Laurence Kilsby; Jeremy Ovenden

ParisHippolyte et Aricie

© Nathanael Mergui
Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie
Christophe Rousset; Les Talens Lyriques; Chœur de chambre de Namur; Reinoud Van Mechelen; Marie Lys

LondonLes Talens Lyriques: Rameau's Hippolyte et Aricie

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Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie
Christophe Rousset; Les Talens Lyriques; Chœur de chambre de Namur; Reinoud Van Mechelen; Marie Lys

BarcelonaFidelio de BeethovenConcert performance

© Javier Salas
Beethoven: Fidelio
Pablo Heras-Casado; Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique; Monteverdi Choir; David Butt Philip; Julia Kleiter
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Implacable Werther at Opéra-Comique from Pichon and Huffman

Pene Pati (Werther) and Adèle Charvet (Charlotte) © Jean-Louis Fernandez
Tight orchestral playing, minimalist stage design: the conductor and director are perfectly in tune with each other, transforming Massenet's work into an intimate and timeless drama.
****1
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Boston Early Music Festival strikes again with a knockout Octavia

Emőke Baráth (Octavia) © Kathy Wittman
Once again, the BEMF brings a Baroque opera back to life. Reinhard Keiser’s 1705 Octavia is exceptionally well sung, adroitly staged, designed and danced, with impeccable musicianship.
*****
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Promenading on Golgotha: BCJ perform the St John Passion

Masaaki Suzuki © BBC | Mark Allan
In its 300th anniversary year, Bach's St John Passion returns to the BBC Proms, with Masaaki Suzuki leading the Bach Collegium Japan. 
***11
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Safe, solid, super: Flanders Symphony finishes UK tour in Edinburgh

Kristiina Poska conducts the Flanders Symphony Orchestra © Kaupo Kikkas
The Flanders Symphony Orchestra finish their UK tour in Edinburgh with Mozart and Beethoven: safe repertoire, but it's played with focus and energy.
****1
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A peerless St John Passion in Tokyo

Bach Collegium Japan © K Miura
In celebration of the 300th anniversary of Bach's St John Passion, Masaaki Suzuki and Bach Collegium Japan gives a compelling performance of the lesser-known 1725 version of work.
*****
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Cincinnati May Festival closes 150th season with a glorious Mahler 8

James Conlon and the Cincinnati Symphony © Mark Lyons
The May Festival pulls all the stops to close their sesquicentennial season with Mahler’s vast and triumphant Eighth Symphony.
****1
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ParisWertherNew production

© Jean-Louis Fernandez
Massenet: Werther
Raphaël Pichon; Ted Huffman; Opéra-Comique; Astrid Klein; Bertrand Couderc; Pygmalion; Maîtrise Populaire de l'Opéra-Comique

ParisBach's Mass in B minor with the Ensemble Pygmalion

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Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV232
Raphaël Pichon; Pygmalion; Joanne Lunn; Lea Desandre; Lucile Richardot

NaardenJ. S. Bach - Magnificat BWV 243

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Bach: Magnificat in D major, BWV243
Jos van Veldhoven; Nederlandse Bachvereniging; Julia Doyle; Hana Blažíková; Maarten Engeltjes