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ParisLe Messie
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Handel: Messiah
Jean-Christophe Spinosi; Nina Spinosi; Rémy Brès-Feuillet; Gaël Lefevre; Florian Boesch
ParisBenjamin Britten / War Requiem
Britten: War Requiem, Op.66
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France; Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla; Chœur de Radio France; Maîtrise de Radio France; Sofi Jeannin; Elena Stikhina
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Semele at Dutch National Opera: myth, desire and fantasy
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Guth’s Semele turns myth into a contemporary domestic drama, where desire becomes obsession and illusion consumes reality. Handel’s music remains the true engine, driven by a thrilling, physically intense ensemble.
Love's loss lamented: Boesch and Martineau in Edinburgh
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A traditional Lieder programme at the Edinburgh International Festival brings songs concerned with love, celebrating its joys but more often lamenting its loss and its pains.
Winging its way to heaven: Schumann's muse soars aloft at the Proms
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A Schumann premiere at the BBC Proms, revived with loving care by Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO.