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Production of Britten’s opera at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, never puts a foot wrong
The unlikely pairing of Imogen Holst and Benjamin Britten is the focus of this new RSC drama in Stratford-upon-Avon
Benjamin Britten’s grim tale of persecution and intolerance is taking Italy by storm
Cultural historian Jeremy Eichler makes a compelling case for classical music as a powerful political act in documenting what cannot be expressed in words
Plus: baritone Matthias Goerne and pianist Víkingur Ólafsson at the Royal Festival Hall
Plus: the London Philharmonic Orchestra plays up a whirlwind at the Royal Festival Hall
Supported by the Swedish Radio Symphony, tenor Andrew Staples performs these song cycles with marvellous detail
These Britten pieces are a joyous part of Christmas festivities
An accomplished staging of Britten’s opera well suited to the Wormsley Estate
A staging of Britten’s opera that gathers supernatural momentum
The programme for the opening concert featured works by the two composers, plus an intriguing new opera
The British conductor’s debut with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin included his own work alongside Liszt and Britten
Fresh young singers enliven Robert Carsen’s production of Britten’s opera
The singer’s recital featured Britten’s setting of texts by William Blake
Britten’s opera feels still feels fresh after 70 years
A production of Britten’s opera that bent over backwards to serve the music
Netia Jones’s production of Britten’s opera marks a significant anniversary for Aldeburgh Festival
Musical standards are high in Britten’s opera, but the production is visually disappointing
An atmosphere of spiritual calm pervades a programme embracing a range of simple and rapt choral favourites
A predominantly British cast brings Britten’s opera to Milan for the first time in half a century
A drama about the composer’s time living in a Brooklyn artistic commune is thinly characterised
A fine revival that retains the simple beauty of Britten’s opera
The programme is Brittenesque in its haunting bareness and acerbic touches
Soprano Sarah Tynan took to the trapeze as a Britten song cycle combined with circus acrobatics
Vivid characters shine through the gloom of Fiona Shaw’s production
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