classical music & opera
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Non-playable prop from Jane Campion’s multiple Oscar-winning 1993 film was used in the movie’s famous beach scene
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ETO’s production of Gluck’s tragedy is terrific, with Catherine Carby’s Iphigénie a standout
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Phelim McDermott’s sumptous new production of Glass’s opera features startling imagery, strong lead performances – and the ENO chorus on magnificent form
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One of the most influential conductors of the 20th century who brought a historical perspective to his work
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In a 2009 interview, Nikolaus Harnoncourt talks to Tom Service about Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
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Mendelssohn’s arrangement of Handel’s masterly oratorio gets a feisty makeover
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The King’s Singers are back with biblical passions dedicated to Pope Gregory XIII
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Stellar soloists join Edward Gardner and Bergen’s massed ranks for Janáček at full throttle
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Patricia Kopatchinskaja: We all need madness in our worlds
Patricia KopatchinskajaRarely performed music by Robert Schumann, György Kurtág and Galina Ustvolskaya gets an outing at a festival exploring mental health and the arts -
After acclaim as an actor and director in The Thick of It and Veep, Chris Addison now has a stage role at Covent Garden
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