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Falstaff, Royal Opera House, London

In this crowd-pleasing production of Verdi’s opera, the characters are swallowed by their period trappings

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Sorolla: Gardens of Light, Palazzo dei Diamanti, Ferrara, Italy

This exhibition of work by the Spanish painter concentrates on his mastery of a subject that was his private passion: gardens

Detroit by Lisa D'Amour ©Catherine Ashmore THEATRE & DANCE 6:23pm

Detroit, National Theatre (Cottesloe), London

Two neighbouring couples collide in a drama that possesses energy but lacks direction

THEATRE & DANCE 6:12pm

Rambert Dance Company, Sadler’s Wells, London

This was a wide-ranging and admirably well-danced programme from a company known for its boldness

ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT- BILAL- FEATURING LALAH HATHAWAY ON GUEST VOCALS ©Livepix MUSIC May 15, 2012

Robert Glasper Experiment, Barbican, London

This gig maintained a fine balance between improvisatory jazz freedoms and the band’s new, tighter sound

FUN XOYO LONDON ©Angela Lubrano MUSIC May 15, 2012

Fun, XOYO, London

Riding high with a UK top 10 hit, the New York band radiated exuberance at this London gig

Spring For Music - Giancarlo Guerrero (center, on podium) leading the Nashville Symphony in Ives ©Steve J Sherman May 15, 2012

Nashville Symphony/Ives, Carnegie Hall, New York

Charles Ives’ hyper-forbidding ‘Universe Symphony’ was the highlight of a visit from this adventurous orchestra

THEATRE & DANCE May 15, 2012

Chair, Lyric Hammersmith Studio, London

Edward Bond’s play is a grim parable about a future society where security trumps humanity

MUSIC May 15, 2012

George Benjamin, Royal Festival Hall, London

A two-day retrospective shows that the British composer’s work is best savoured in small doses

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Photographers’ Gallery, London

Despite an unglamorous locale, the rebuilt exhibition space has real urban presence

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