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Sensational Mattila, restrained Kaufmann in the LSO's exceptional Walküre Act 1

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“Mattila put flesh and blood into Sieglinde’s character”
Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 8 February 2017
Wagner, Tristan and Isolde: Prelude to Act 1
Wagner, Wesendonck-Lieder
Wagner, Die Walküre: Act 1
Sir Antonio Pappano, Conductor
Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor
Karita Mattila, Soprano
Eric Halfvarson, Bass
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****1
Pappano and the LSO: a thrilling collision between heaven and hell
****1
Han Kang’s The White Book takes on a compelling new life
****1
A curious evening from Noseda, Kopatchinskaja and the LSO
***11
Borodin steps into the symphonic limelight: Noseda and the LSO
****1
Rattle and the LSO sell a travel package to Hungary and Spain
****1
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