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Guide to Romantic Music

Romantics Month 2020
Find events with music from the Romantics around the world
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PragueDvořák. Shostakovich

© Arnheidur Airiksdottir
Dvořák, Shostakovich
Prague Philharmonia; Petr Altrichter; Arnheiður Eiríksdóttir; Lukáš Bařák

Newcastle upon TyneRigoletto

© Photography by Feast
Verdi: Rigoletto
Patrick Lange; Femi Elufowoju Jr; Opera North; Rae Smith; Howard Hudson; Orchestra of Opera North

BrugesSOV YoungWorld premiere

© Bjorn Cromhaire
Tchaikovsky, Halvorsen, Vandewalle, Bruch
SOV Young; Lars Corijn

LondonKarina Canellakis conducts Beethoven

© Marco Borggreve
Elgar, Fujikura, Beethoven
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Karina Canellakis; Christian Tetzlaff

LondonPlaying with Fire: Yuja Wang

Playing with Fire installation © Clément Deneux
Ravel, Debussy, Stravinsky, Bach, Liszt, Prokofiev, Brahms, Chopin
Pre-recorded avatar of Yuja Wang, Piano
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The Lark Ascending: Manchester Camerata in full flight

Gábor Takács-Nagy and Manchester Camerata © Robin Clewley
Expressive Ralph Vaughan Williams, followed by operatic Mozart and Beethoven, brings brief warmth to an October evening in Manchester.
****1
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A village hall Tosca at English National Opera

Axelle Fanyo (Tosca) © Ellie Kurttz
Annilese Miskimmon’s new production for English National Opera promises a “reimagining” but is a problematic disappointment. 
**111
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Bottled lightning: Yunchan Lim brings Rachmaninov 3 to Philadelphia

Yunchan Lim and Marin Alsop with the Philadelphia Orchestra (from 2025) © Margo Reed
The 22-year-old pianist reunites with Philadelphia Orchestra principal guest conductor Marin Alsop four years after winning the Cliburn.
****1
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Brutality and anarchy in the Royal Opera’s revival of Carmen

Ginger Costa-Jackson (Carmen) and Russell Thomas (Don José) © Mihaela Bodlovic
Ginger Costa-Jackson is no stranger to Carmen, and in her latest assumption of the role she brings a countercultural flair to the doomed gypsy.
***11
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BK Opera’s Tristan and Isolde impresses in outer Melbourne

Lee Abrahamsen (Isolde) © Ben Fon | Fon Photography
A compelling if musically pared down *Tristan and Isolde* in Melbourne, with singing to die for.
****1
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