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An early Christmas present from Stephen Layton & Co.

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“the audience’s focus was pulled taut throughout”
Reviewed at Smith Square Hall, London on 23 December 2019
Handel, Messiah
Polyphony
Anna Dennis, Soprano
Helen Charlston, Mezzo-soprano
James Gilchrist, Tenor
Neal Davies, Bass
Stephen Layton, Conductor
Mixed Mozart from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
***11
John Butt and the OAE celebrate Handel's Solomon
*****
Enescu Festival immersion: Bach on the street, Klimt in the forest
****1
Brandstrup Breaking Bach with the OAE at EIF
****1
A strong new Figaro opens at Glyndebourne
****1
Glyndebourne's Saul still packs a punch 10 years on
*****
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