Wilton’s Music Hall, London Peter Brook’s take on Bizet squeezes all the famous tunes into...
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Lucia di Lammermoor review – bloody and convincing
Royal Opera House, London Katie Mitchell’s intelligent production of Donizetti’s opera -...
Juan Diego Flórez: Mozart CD review – riproaring Mozart with a swagger
Flórez/Orchestra La Scintilla/Minasi (Sony) Mozart hasn’t featured much in the stellar career of...
Così fan tutte review – Nicholas Hytner’s irresistible production takes a bow
Glyndebourne, Lewes Hytner’s sunny, unironic staging of Mozart’s problematic comedy – about to...
Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande CD review – luxury casting and vivid performances under Rattle and Sellars
Kozena/Fink/Gerhaher/Finley/Selig/LSO/LSC/Rattle LSO Live The LSO’s January 2016 performances of...
Schubert: Der Einsame CD review – Young tenor Ilker Arcayürek is in a class on his own
Arcayürek/Lepper (Champs Hill) It’s been a while since we’ve had a debut disc as engaging as this....
King Arthur review – home truths with Purcell transposed to the age of Brexit
Barbican, London Daisy Evan’s bold new version – reflecting on national identity – was strongly...