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The second instalment of Wagner’s ‘Ring’ overcomes its cluttered set with outstanding orchestration and singing
Alan Oke’s brilliant portrayal of Loge is among the highlights of Keith Warner’s production, now in its final run
Handel’s opera returns in David McVicar’s production
Brett Dean’s new opera plumbs the dark recesses of Shakespeare’s play
Daniel Barenboim conducted a ‘Gerontius’ of transcendental splendour
George Enescu’s opera doesn’t hasten to engage its audience — but it leaves a powerful impression
Vladimir Jurowski conducted a period instrument performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2
Mariusz Trelińki’s new production features video surveillance and modern warcraft
Andrew Davis’s performance is accomplished but Stuart Skelton’s effortless singing aspires to a Wagnerian scale
Recording recreates the 1872 premiere of one of the composer’s most scintillating comic operas
The sense of anticipation was strong but this much-hyped event came as a shock to the system
An intoxicating recital from mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly and baritone Henk Neven
Richard Egarr’s line-up of top-rank English soloists led by Sarah Connolly’s ‘Es ist vollbracht!’ crowns the performance
The English Concert gave a brisk account of Handel’s oratorio under the baton of Harry Bicket
A new Naresh Sohal composition reached for the stars and the Britten Sinfonia offered a string selection
The festival’s first ever Rameau opera is given a wildly over-the-top production by Jonathan Kent
David McVicar’s production lacks substance, but Sarah Connolly delivers a triumphant performance in the title role
Mezzo soprano Sarah Connolly showed the value of restraint in a concert that juxtaposed French and English Baroque music
In both vocal and dramatic terms, Bryn Terfel as Wotan has the abundance of resources and depth of insight in this play
Bryn Terfel’s gloriously sung Wotan is the highlight of this revival of Keith Warner’s production
Leading mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly is used to defying expectations, writes Andrew Clark
The English singer in her prime championing lesser-known art songs of her native tradition
Two DVDs capture the details that get lost before the sheer scale of the Austrian composer’s canvas in the concert hall
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