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GlasgowHarrison Birtwistle's The Second Mrs Kong
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Martyn Brabbins; Victoria Newlyn; John Findon; Anna Dennis; Sir John Tomlinson
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Glyndebourne revives Michieletto’s Kátya Kabanová
Damiano Michieletto’s production of Janáček’s opera breaks a key tenet of high-concept opera: where it should reveal, it obfuscates.
Unhurried suspense in a very English Parsifal
Compelling singers carry the day in the Glyndebourne Festival Opera's first staging of Wagner’s swansong.
Black comedy of the highest order: Festen at The Royal Opera
Mark-Anthony Turnage's operatic adaptation of Thomas Vinterberg's tale of abuse provides rich entertainment even as it shocks.
Potent sea, cruel mob: Peter Grimes at The Royal Opera
Deborah Warner's intelligent new Covent Garden staging provides the perfect backdrop for a strong singing cast in Britten's maritime masterpiece.
Precipice at The Grange Festival: a mirror of our times
Michael Chance takes the audience around The Grange in a thoughtful show combining opera excerpts, dance, acrobats, vocal and instrumental music.
Song of Destiny: Enescu's Oedipe at the Salzburg Festival
Salzburg's new staging of Enescu's operatic epic Oedipe is a visual and musical triumph.
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One of our greatest operatic basses tells us about his projects during lockdown, including the revelation of hidden non-musical talents...