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Despite his double anniversary this year, we seem to be missing out on the music of Albert Lortzing, so hurrah for Deutsche Grammophon’s historic reissues Intriguing connections in Anja Bihlmaier & BBC Philharmonic’s Prom including Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde with Jamie Barton & Clay Hilley, yet perhaps better heard on BBC Sounds The Glyndebourne Prom: Richard Strauss’ Ariadne Katia & Marielle Labèque 55 Stripped back drama & strong musical values: Richard Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos from Glyndebourne Opera at the BBC Proms

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Rossini Opera Festival 2026 – La scala di seta – with Hasmik Torosyan, Alasdair Kent & Paolo Bordogna; directed by Damiano Michieletto; conducted by Iván López-Reynoso
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Rossini Opera Festival 2026 – La scala di seta – with Hasmik Torosyan, Alasdair Kent & Paolo Bordogna; directed by Damiano Michieletto; conducted by Iván López-Reynoso

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Presented alongside another early farsa in this year’s Rossini Opera Festival, this La scala di seta (1812) contrasts sharply with the traditional setting and direction of the exactly contemporary L’occasione fa il ladro. This is already the second revival of […]

Heavenly joy & earthly travails: Philippe Sly is compelling as St Francis in Romeo Castellucci's mesmerising & frustrating vision Messiaen's opera in Salzburg
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Heavenly joy & earthly travails: Philippe Sly is compelling as St Francis in Romeo Castellucci’s mesmerising & frustrating vision Messiaen’s opera in Salzburg

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Messiaen: Saint François d’Assise – Philippe Sly – Salzburg Festival (Photo: Monika Rittershaus) Messiaen: Saint François d’Assise; Philippe Sly, Lauranne Oliva, Sean Panikkar, Russell Braun, director: Romeo Castellucci, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor: Maxime Pascal; Salzburg […]

Darkness visible: remarkable performances from Jonathan Tetelman & Asmik Grigorian in Bizet's Carmen directed by choreographer Gabriela Carrizo in Salzburg
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Darkness visible: remarkable performances from Jonathan Tetelman & Asmik Grigorian in Bizet’s Carmen directed by choreographer Gabriela Carrizo in Salzburg

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Bizet: Carmen – Asmik Grigorian – Salzburg Festival (Photo: Virginia Rota) Bizet: Carmen; Asmik Grigorian, Jonathan Tetelman, Kristina Mkhitaryan, Davide Luciano, director: Gabriela Carrizo, Utopia Orchestra, conductor: Teodor Currentzis; Salzburg Festival at the Grosses FestspielhausReviewed 8 […]

A mini Italian Festival at the Proms
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A mini Italian Festival at the Proms

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Respighi – Church Windows. Rossini – Stabat mater. Federica Lombardi – soprano; Chiara Amarù  – mezzo; Dave Monaco – tenor; Nicola Ulivieri – bass; Epiphoni Consort; BBC Chorus & Symphony Orchestra; Nil Venditti – conductor. […]

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Despite his double anniversary this year, we seem to be missing out on the music of Albert Lortzing, so hurrah for Deutsche Grammophon's historic reissues

Despite his double anniversary this year, we seem to be missing out on the music of Albert Lortzing, so hurrah for Deutsche Grammophon’s historic reissues

Intriguing connections in Anja Bihlmaier & BBC Philharmonic's Prom including Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde with Jamie Barton & Clay Hilley, yet perhaps better heard on BBC Sounds

Intriguing connections in Anja Bihlmaier & BBC Philharmonic’s Prom including Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde with Jamie Barton & Clay Hilley, yet perhaps better heard on BBC Sounds

The Glyndebourne Prom: Richard Strauss’ Ariadne

The Glyndebourne Prom: Richard Strauss’ Ariadne

Katia & Marielle Labèque 55

Katia & Marielle Labèque 55

Stripped back drama & strong musical values: Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos from Glyndebourne Opera at the BBC Proms

Stripped back drama & strong musical values: Richard Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos from Glyndebourne Opera at the BBC Proms

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