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The ensemble’s season kicked off with a strong, including a new fanfare by Harrison Birtwistle
A revival of Barrie Kosky’s in-your-face production of Handel’s oratorio
There is excellent singing but this production of Handel’s oratorio lacks sensuality
The chief strengths of this staging of Berlioz’s work are musical
A Prom that featured the world premiere of a piece that delights in the ugliest of sound-worlds
Brett Dean’s new opera plumbs the dark recesses of Shakespeare’s play
The Welsh baritone’s Hans Sachs is by far the best thing about this laboured production
Gerald Barry’s opera is a wild, funny distillation of Lewis Carroll’s stories
The premiere of a new Brett Dean piece gave a foretaste of his Hamlet opera
Richard Jones’s new production palls, but musical standards are high under Mark Wigglesworth
The first of three celebratory concerts was devoted to Schubert’s chamber music
Four singers offer an evening’s recital, and particular attraction is the inclusion of less well-known duets
Vivid characters shine through the gloom of Fiona Shaw’s production
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