Meet the Young Artists Week, Linbury Theatre and online, review: a rewarding chance to spot the stars of tomorrow
Still available online, these recitals by young singers in the Royal Opera’s Jette Parker training scheme are well worth a look
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Jonas Kaufmann and Helmut Deutsch, Selige Stunde, review: a delightful tasting menu of songs
Opera star tenor Kaufmann and his regular pianist Deutch play away the lockdown blues on a charming new album
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In The Market For Love, Glyndebourne review: a good-natured, unsophisticated romp
Glyndebourne reopens with an uproarious Offenbach farce that couldn't be more topical – or more welcome
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Peter Grimes review: Stuart Skelton is electrifying in a superb recording of Britten's masterpiece
This new CD is a marvellous achievement – and a forceful reminder of Britten's genius
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Ghosts and the Rule of Six: the opera stars making music in a haunted house
Rupert Christiansen reports from the set of a new film of Benjamin Britten's 'ghost opera' Owen Wingrave
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A Feast in the Time of Plague, Grange Park, review: fantasy Last Supper with lots to get your teeth into
This intriguing. fabulously performed new opera is an exciting experiment that puts another feather in Grange Park’s cap
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We mustn’t let the Covid ‘fear factor’ doom Britain’s arts
Our cultural scene was shuttered by Government edict – but the real issue might be the nation’s psychological damage
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The Royal Opera: Live in Concert, review: a dazzling evening of much-loved classics
ROH collected some of opera's finest stars to perform this show from an empty house in Covent Garden
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It’s ridiculous to claim that opera avoids life’s harsh realities
The new BBC Four documentary ‘Opera Mums’ is built on a fundamental misconception
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Opera stars are like footballers – you get what you pay for
If opera is to be remodelled post Covid, you can’t escape the expense
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The original media moguls: how the D'Oyly Cartes transformed Victorian London
Rupert Christiansen assesses the D'Oyly Cartes' influence as impresarios, promoters of Gilbert and Sullivan, and founders of the Savoy Hotel
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Precipice, Grange Festival review: less would have been more for this pretentious variety show
Despite the talent and effort invested in this hour-long promenade, its overall effect was frustrating
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A Little Night Music, Opera Holland Park review: even a downpour couldn't dampen Sondheim's magic
Against all odds, Holland Park's hastily prepared al fresco performance of Stephen Sondheim delicate musical was a triumph
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Live performances with masks and empty seats? This Government has lost control
No loud voices, singers separated by screens, musicians sitting three metres apart – why are we subjected to these prissy edicts?
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The Telephone, Edinburgh International Festival, review: whimsical 20-minute sketch is hard to dislike
It may not revive Gian Carlo Menotti's reputation, but this comic opera about a woman obsessed with her phone is a charming diversion
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'People need music theatre': Glyndebourne's post-lockdown renaissance
Louise Flind, who was born and brought up at Glyndebourne, charts its rebirth after the blows of bereavement and pandemic
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Elektra, Salzburg Festival, review: the Austrians have got their act together, why can't we?
Lockdown in Austria might have been severe but the result is festivals like Salzburg have been able to get up and running sooner
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The Government's insulting policy on face masks is yet another nail in the coffin for our cultural life
Those attending museums, galleries and cinemas now have to wear masks - how stupid do the Government think patrons of the arts are?
