How long before Mozart’s Così Fan Tutte is cancelled?
Garsington’s production of the composer's Carry On-like opera is top-class – but feminists may struggle with its fickle women
Garsington’s production of the composer's Carry On-like opera is top-class – but feminists may struggle with its fickle women
A revelatory new recording of Ina Boyle's symphonies strikes the latest blow in the battle to give music's female innovators their due
This mesmerising opera about the end of the world from Tom Coult and Alice Birch feels all too familiar as we emerge from the pandemic
The Hallé Orchestra’s semi-staged performance of Puccini's opera was stripped back yet possessing true passion and pathos
Crowd-pleasing names like Gregory Porter mingled with more recherché pleasures at the UK's foremost festival dedicated to the genre
Jude Rogers couldn't see a way through her grief for her late father – until a pivotal moment at the Queen of Pop's comeback gig
This fascinating all-Weill evening was programmed some time ago – in the light of current events, it all felt decidedly prophetic
With concerts free of Covid restrictions at long last, our classical music critic looks ahead to the highlights of this year’s festival
Chief executive Sarah Alexander is on a mission to make the NYO less elitist. Ivan Hewett is impressed
The late, great modernist – and breeder of turtles – was no fan of small talk. But his bracingly primal music spoke for itself
In Errollyn Wallen’s new opera at the Southbank, there’s much praise to grit in the face of adversity – but the detail is all too thin
Party hats on! The composer’s 150th birthday is being trumpeted with a feast of CDs and concerts
It's great that the London Philharmonic didn't play it safe, but a shame that the end result lacked coherence
A recent concert by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra revealed that ‘good’ and ‘bad’ pride in one's homeland can radiate from a single piece
Calls to recognise 2022 as the centenary of modernism are misguided. Stravinsky began the artistic revolution years before Eliot or Joyce
Russian music and musicians are suddenly being struck from concerts and competitions the world over – it’s a terrible mistake
The conductor’s abrupt fall has been breathtaking – and is surely irreversible
There were some treats in these 20 piano sonatas played across three hour-long concerts – if only Stefanovich had let more delicacy creep in
Kicking off at the Hackney Empire, ETO's new production recreates the bustle of Bohemian Paris with a local touch
Director John Bridcut describes filming the epic song cycle ‘Winterreise’ in -14°C in the Swiss Alps