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The British bass on fakery, a beloved guinea pig and believing in an afterlife
A performance with an eye for detail and mostly strong singing but too many mixed metaphors
Richard Jones’s revived production of Strauss’s opera is best enjoyed with eyes closed
A production of Britten’s opera that bent over backwards to serve the music
Rebecca Evans presents the Viennese princess with well-defined personality and more asperity than usual
This concert performance of John Adams’ opera generated a buzz
Anna Netrebko conquered all in an otherwise awkward production of Puccini’s opera
The beautiful singing of Sonya Yoncheva is the main reason for catching this production
The performance with the Hebrides Ensemble is a kind of contemporary Bach passion on a miniature scale
Natalya Romaniw excels as Tatyana in a production that probes her character’s psyche
Though this production has musical strengths, Richard Eyre’s staging is a curious affair
Michael Tippett’s oratorio ‘A Child of Our Time’, inspired by Nazi Germany, feels as topical as ever
Berg’s opera is powerfully sung in an imaginative production by David McVicar
Stravinsky’s masterpiece battled with the Met’s cavernous acoustic
Amid his many contradictions, the composer’s sense of piety came across in this day of music-making
The London opera season begins with strong productions at the Coliseum and Covent Garden
Vasily Petrenko highlighted the invention of Elgar and Richard Strauss
Short arias and ironic and humorous asides add to the emotional variety of an unusual opera
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