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With a new cast of principals, Graham Vick’s powerful production rings truer than ever
Scottish Opera once again struggles with main-stage repertoire in Thomas Allen’s Mozart production
A round-up of the finest recordings of Schubert’s masterpiece
A round-up of the finest recordings of the Czech composer’s operatic works
A round-up of the finest recordings of music conducted by the 80-year-old maestro
Jonathan Harvey’s opera is performed with admirable dedication
Maria Callas’s Violetta is still one of the moving opera recordings. But Verdi’s masterpiece is well served by other sopranos too
A tour through four centuries of opera is unafraid to admit that its subject defeats rationalisation
A round-up of the latest moves in the fund management industry
Peter Hoare gives a towering performance in Martinů’s operatic riddle
This Szymanowski retrospective suggested that the Polish composer might be best served in bite-size pieces
A snapshot in the lives of great 19th-century composers
Elizabeth Futral sings the title role with astonishing purity – but the work itself probes too much thought and not enough emotion
The London Olympics will be celebrated in new work by 20 composers. But what connects their music with sport?
Vasily Petrenko’s pedigree as a choral conductor was written all over this immensely stylish performance
Valery Gergiev’s concert with his Mariinsky Theatre colleagues reflects the old-fashioned ensemble principle
This was not quite a great performance of Mahler’s Third Symphony – but it was still exceptionally well prepared and beautifully executed
From Björk to the Olympics, bells are playing an increasingly strong role in the music of our time
Peter Gelb, Metropolitan Opera general manager, has globalised its audience with ‘Live in HD’
Julian Anderson’s tone poem, performed by the LPO, skilfully uses a large instrumental palette to evoke a balmy summer night
The veteran Polish composer and Radiohead’s guitarist join forces for an evening with mixed results
Tête à Tête stretches a promising sketch too far
A new percussion concerto and an eye-pleasing opera
