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Glass and concrete additions deliberately contrast with 12th-century romantic forms
Musical standards are very high this year and casts are top-drawer, though the choices so far have been conservative
Christian Thielemann’s conducting is superb as the directors reframe the opera’s nationalism
Nono’s agitprop opera is too bloody; plus Morton Feldman’s anti-opera ‘Neither’ and redemptive Rameau from Theodor Currentzis
The festival returns to provocative form with an exquisite production of Mozart’s opera and a hard-hitting slice of Strauss
Trying to stay safe without turning Mozart into ‘Covid Fan Tutte’
This year’s centenary event is in doubt — but it has survived darker times
French president is alarmed at no-deal scenario and deferring difficult issues
The government’s defiant mood in negotiations with the EU risks further humiliation
Amid the splendour of No 10 Theresa May fends off calls for Canada-style deal
Negotiations are entering the final stages, but hard choices still lie ahead
A new sport, ‘dragon racing’, combines the thrill of stand-up paddleboarding with the fun of competing as a team
‘Chequers plan’ meets an icy EU response
An ideal destination for a winter city break, the Austrian city is gearing up for the bicentenary of its celebrated carol
William Kentridge brings the first world war back into Berg’s opera with grim sketches, animations and hypnotic power
Director Peter Sellars and conductor Teodor Currentzis have created a production of informed iconoclasm
Franz Welser-Möst summons shimmering textures from the Vienna Philharmonic, by turns brooding and sensuous
Premiered at the Salzburg Festival, Thomas Adès’s new opera is musically dazzling
With a new movie and television series, ski jumping is having a moment in the spotlight and, on a weekend course in Austria, anyone can have a go
In spite of superb performances, a battle of the sexes based on the conquest of Mexico failed to entertain
Ferdinand Piëch had lost the trust of the German carmaker’s supervisory board
Mozart’s cantata gets an equestrian accompaniment at an old Habsburg riding school
Karl Lagerfeld conjures myth and marvel at the Chanel Métiers d’Art show in Austria
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