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<i>Tao of Glass</i>: Phelim McDermott and Philip Glass play life in London’s West End &copy; Johan Persson
Tao of Glass: Phelim McDermott and Philip Glass play life in London’s West End
© Johan Persson
Rollercoaster of lust: Matthew Bourne’s <i>The Car Man</i> at Sadler’s Wells &copy; Johan Persson
Rollercoaster of lust: Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man at Sadler’s Wells
© Johan Persson
Omer Meir Wellber and Daniel Lozakovich: an energetic workout with DKam at the Proms &copy; BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Omer Meir Wellber and Daniel Lozakovich: an energetic workout with DKam at the Proms
© BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Up the garden path: Aimard’s joyous Messiaen at the Salzburg Festival &copy; SF | Marco Borrelli
Up the garden path: Aimard’s joyous Messiaen at the Salzburg Festival
© SF | Marco Borrelli
Enigmatic and deeply moving: rare Rubbra at the Three Choirs Festival &copy; James O’Driscoll
Enigmatic and deeply moving: rare Rubbra at the Three Choirs Festival
© James O’Driscoll
Delicacy and refinement: Alena Baeva joins Delyana Lazarova and the BBC Scottish at the Proms &copy; BBC | Mark Allan
Delicacy and refinement: Alena Baeva joins Delyana Lazarova and the BBC Scottish at the Proms
© BBC | Mark Allan
Fun, if not quite fizzy: Opera Holland Park’s <i>Fledermaus</i> &copy; Craig Fuller
Fun, if not quite fizzy: Opera Holland Park’s Fledermaus
© Craig Fuller
The Royal Ballet celebrate Marianela Núñez: a ballerina at the pinnacle of her career &copy; 2026 Maria-Helena Buckley
The Royal Ballet celebrate Marianela Núñez: a ballerina at the pinnacle of her career
© 2026 Maria-Helena Buckley
Beacons in the dark: Guy Johnston plays Britten at the BBC Proms &copy; BBC | Mark Allan
Beacons in the dark: Guy Johnston plays Britten at the BBC Proms
© BBC | Mark Allan
Five New York dance companies reconvene in BAAND Together Season 6 &copy; Rosalie O'Connor
Five New York dance companies reconvene in BAAND Together Season 6
© Rosalie O'Connor
A lush, provocative <i>Egyptian Helen</i> at Bard &copy; Maria Baranova
A lush, provocative Egyptian Helen at Bard
© Maria Baranova
Kazuki Yamada’s lightning strike electrifies Poulenc and Adams at the Proms &copy; BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Kazuki Yamada’s lightning strike electrifies Poulenc and Adams at the Proms
© BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Elin Pritchard stands out in Opera Holland Park’s <i>Un ballo in maschera</i> &copy; Craig Fuller
Elin Pritchard stands out in Opera Holland Park’s Un ballo in maschera
© Craig Fuller
Cranko’s <i>Romeo and Juliet</i> captivates audiences at the Circus Maximus in Rome &copy; Fabrizio Sansoni - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet captivates audiences at the Circus Maximus in Rome
© Fabrizio Sansoni - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Romantic piety and passion from Ryan Bancroft and BBC National Orchestra of Wales &copy; BBC | Mark Allan
Romantic piety and passion from Ryan Bancroft and BBC National Orchestra of Wales
© BBC | Mark Allan
<i>Invisible</i> and <i>Just Between Me and Jesus</i> miss the point in Venice &copy; Cosmin Cirstea
Invisible and Just Between Me and Jesus miss the point in Venice
© Cosmin Cirstea
Two contemporary dance works impress at Venice’s Biennale Danza &copy; Andrea Avezzù | Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia
Two contemporary dance works impress at Venice’s Biennale Danza
© Andrea Avezzù | Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia
Passion without the fireworks: Laurent Pelly’s new <i>Ariadne auf Naxos</i> at Glyndebourne &copy; Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Tristram Kenton
Passion without the fireworks: Laurent Pelly’s new Ariadne auf Naxos at Glyndebourne
© Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Tristram Kenton
Palermo celebrates dance through repertoire, tango and contemporary visions &copy; Rosellina Garbo
Palermo celebrates dance through repertoire, tango and contemporary visions
© Rosellina Garbo
Tosca goes over the top at Torre del Lago &copy; Giorgio Andreuccetti
Tosca goes over the top at Torre del Lago
© Giorgio Andreuccetti
Brash Americana and a Finzi choral rarity launch the BBC Proms &copy; BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Brash Americana and a Finzi choral rarity launch the BBC Proms
© BBC | Chris Christodoulou
<i>Tao of Glass</i>: Phelim McDermott and Philip Glass play life in London’s West End &copy; Johan Persson
Tao of Glass: Phelim McDermott and Philip Glass play life in London’s West End
© Johan Persson
Rollercoaster of lust: Matthew Bourne’s <i>The Car Man</i> at Sadler’s Wells &copy; Johan Persson
Rollercoaster of lust: Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man at Sadler’s Wells
© Johan Persson
Omer Meir Wellber and Daniel Lozakovich: an energetic workout with DKam at the Proms &copy; BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Omer Meir Wellber and Daniel Lozakovich: an energetic workout with DKam at the Proms
© BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Up the garden path: Aimard’s joyous Messiaen at the Salzburg Festival &copy; SF | Marco Borrelli
Up the garden path: Aimard’s joyous Messiaen at the Salzburg Festival
© SF | Marco Borrelli
Enigmatic and deeply moving: rare Rubbra at the Three Choirs Festival &copy; James O’Driscoll
Enigmatic and deeply moving: rare Rubbra at the Three Choirs Festival
© James O’Driscoll
Delicacy and refinement: Alena Baeva joins Delyana Lazarova and the BBC Scottish at the Proms &copy; BBC | Mark Allan
Delicacy and refinement: Alena Baeva joins Delyana Lazarova and the BBC Scottish at the Proms
© BBC | Mark Allan
Fun, if not quite fizzy: Opera Holland Park’s <i>Fledermaus</i> &copy; Craig Fuller
Fun, if not quite fizzy: Opera Holland Park’s Fledermaus
© Craig Fuller
The Royal Ballet celebrate Marianela Núñez: a ballerina at the pinnacle of her career &copy; 2026 Maria-Helena Buckley
The Royal Ballet celebrate Marianela Núñez: a ballerina at the pinnacle of her career
© 2026 Maria-Helena Buckley
Beacons in the dark: Guy Johnston plays Britten at the BBC Proms &copy; BBC | Mark Allan
Beacons in the dark: Guy Johnston plays Britten at the BBC Proms
© BBC | Mark Allan
Five New York dance companies reconvene in BAAND Together Season 6 &copy; Rosalie O'Connor
Five New York dance companies reconvene in BAAND Together Season 6
© Rosalie O'Connor
A lush, provocative <i>Egyptian Helen</i> at Bard &copy; Maria Baranova
A lush, provocative Egyptian Helen at Bard
© Maria Baranova
Kazuki Yamada’s lightning strike electrifies Poulenc and Adams at the Proms &copy; BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Kazuki Yamada’s lightning strike electrifies Poulenc and Adams at the Proms
© BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Elin Pritchard stands out in Opera Holland Park’s <i>Un ballo in maschera</i> &copy; Craig Fuller
Elin Pritchard stands out in Opera Holland Park’s Un ballo in maschera
© Craig Fuller
Cranko’s <i>Romeo and Juliet</i> captivates audiences at the Circus Maximus in Rome &copy; Fabrizio Sansoni - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet captivates audiences at the Circus Maximus in Rome
© Fabrizio Sansoni - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Romantic piety and passion from Ryan Bancroft and BBC National Orchestra of Wales &copy; BBC | Mark Allan
Romantic piety and passion from Ryan Bancroft and BBC National Orchestra of Wales
© BBC | Mark Allan
<i>Invisible</i> and <i>Just Between Me and Jesus</i> miss the point in Venice &copy; Cosmin Cirstea
Invisible and Just Between Me and Jesus miss the point in Venice
© Cosmin Cirstea
Two contemporary dance works impress at Venice’s Biennale Danza &copy; Andrea Avezzù | Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia
Two contemporary dance works impress at Venice’s Biennale Danza
© Andrea Avezzù | Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia
Passion without the fireworks: Laurent Pelly’s new <i>Ariadne auf Naxos</i> at Glyndebourne &copy; Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Tristram Kenton
Passion without the fireworks: Laurent Pelly’s new Ariadne auf Naxos at Glyndebourne
© Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Tristram Kenton
Palermo celebrates dance through repertoire, tango and contemporary visions &copy; Rosellina Garbo
Palermo celebrates dance through repertoire, tango and contemporary visions
© Rosellina Garbo
Tosca goes over the top at Torre del Lago &copy; Giorgio Andreuccetti
Tosca goes over the top at Torre del Lago
© Giorgio Andreuccetti
Brash Americana and a Finzi choral rarity launch the BBC Proms &copy; BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Brash Americana and a Finzi choral rarity launch the BBC Proms
© BBC | Chris Christodoulou
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