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A Barber veers to male bonding

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A Barber veers to male bonding

This week’s free Opera of the Week on slippedisc.com courtesy of OperaVision,is Il barbiere di Siviglia from Stockholm. Inspired by commedia dell’arte, this production of Rossini’s comic masterpiece from Royal Swedish Opera is not only a work of sublime farce, but also a story of male friendship, class, the confrontations of generations and a young woman’s struggle for freedom.

Friday 30.08.2024 1900 CET, 1800 London, 1300 New York

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La sonnambula: John Wilkie's intelligent chamber account of Bellini's opera for HGO benefitted from a glorious title role from Eyra Norman

La sonnambula: John Wilkie’s intelligent chamber account of Bellini’s opera for HGO benefitted from a glorious title role from Eyra Norman

To capture the fullness of what choral singing is: composer Nathan James Dearden on his debut album, i breathe

To capture the fullness of what choral singing is: composer Nathan James Dearden on his debut album, i breathe

Simplicity writ large: Iphigénie en Tauride makes an impact at English National Opera without impeding the glories of Gluck's music

Simplicity writ large: Iphigénie en Tauride makes an impact at English National Opera without impeding the glories of Gluck’s music

Mendelssohn Organ Sonatas

Mendelssohn Organ Sonatas

Soprano Roberta Philip on cat-walking for London Fashion Week, learning from models, and her upcoming recital at the London Festival of American Music

Soprano Roberta Philip on cat-walking for London Fashion Week, learning from models, and her upcoming recital at the London Festival of American Music

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