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<i>Lincoln in the Bardo</i> makes a spectacularly spooky world premiere at the Met &copy; Karen Almond | Met Opera
Lincoln in the Bardo makes a spectacularly spooky world premiere at the Met
© Karen Almond | Met Opera
Prokofiev’s <i>The Gambler</i> at Wexford: an inevitable musical descent into obsession &copy; Padraig Grant | Wexford Festival Opera
Prokofiev’s The Gambler at Wexford: an inevitable musical descent into obsession
© Padraig Grant | Wexford Festival Opera
18 Musicians × 3: Steve Reich at the Park Avenue Armory, New York &copy; Stephanie Berger
18 Musicians × 3: Steve Reich at the Park Avenue Armory, New York
© Stephanie Berger
A <i>Resurrection</i> to die for: Sir Antonio Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra &copy; LSO | Mark Allan
A Resurrection to die for: Sir Antonio Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra
© LSO | Mark Allan
Mark Simpson makes massive impact in Gavin Higgins’ new <i>Clarinet Concerto</i> &copy; Gareth Jones
Mark Simpson makes massive impact in Gavin Higgins’ new Clarinet Concerto
© Gareth Jones
Thaddeus Strassberger directs a tough love <i>Carmen</i> in Los Angeles &copy; Cory Weaver
Thaddeus Strassberger directs a tough love Carmen in Los Angeles
© Cory Weaver
In Prague, a tedious <i>Pelléas et Mélisande</i> at the National Theatre &copy; Petr Neubert
In Prague, a tedious Pelléas et Mélisande at the National Theatre
© Petr Neubert
Philipp Stölzl’s inspired <i>Der fliegende Holländer</i> docks in Vienna &copy; Matthias Baus
Philipp Stölzl’s inspired Der fliegende Holländer docks in Vienna
© Matthias Baus
<i>Mothers of Kherson</i> premiere issues an urgent call to action in Warsaw &copy; K. Bieliński
Mothers of Kherson premiere issues an urgent call to action in Warsaw
© K. Bieliński
The Royal Ballet’s <i>Manon</i>: your heart will break &copy; 2024 RBO. Foteini Christofilopoulou
The Royal Ballet’s Manon: your heart will break
© 2024 RBO. Foteini Christofilopoulou
In Cologne, a long wait for a lacklustre <i>Rosenkavalier</i> &copy; Matthias Jung
In Cologne, a long wait for a lacklustre Rosenkavalier
© Matthias Jung
Rossini’s youthful <i>L’equivoco stravagante</i> gets the laughs rolling in Wexford &copy; Padraig Grant | Wexford Festival Opera
Rossini’s youthful L’equivoco stravagante gets the laughs rolling in Wexford
© Padraig Grant | Wexford Festival Opera
Yuja Wang undertakes Brahms marathon with the Rotterdam Philharmonic &copy; Guido Pijper
Yuja Wang undertakes Brahms marathon with the Rotterdam Philharmonic
© Guido Pijper
A polemic for our times: Du Yun and Royce Vavrek’s <i>Angel’s Bone</i> at English National Opera &copy; Tristram Kenton
A polemic for our times: Du Yun and Royce Vavrek’s Angel’s Bone at English National Opera
© Tristram Kenton
Bucolic Strauss, granitic Shostakovich: Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra in Vienna &copy; Igor Ripak
Bucolic Strauss, granitic Shostakovich: Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra in Vienna
© Igor Ripak
Mascagni’s <i>Iris</i> blooms afresh in Wexford &copy; Padraig Grant
Mascagni’s Iris blooms afresh in Wexford
© Padraig Grant
A beautifully sung and performed <i>Roméo et Juliette</i> in Perth &copy; West Beach Studio
A beautifully sung and performed Roméo et Juliette in Perth
© West Beach Studio
The fizz remains in Glyndebourne’s <i>Barber of Seville</i> &copy; Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Craig Fuller
The fizz remains in Glyndebourne’s Barber of Seville
© Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Craig Fuller
Cassa Pancho’s Ballet Black: 25 years of innovation &copy; Photography by ASH
Cassa Pancho’s Ballet Black: 25 years of innovation
© Photography by ASH
A day in the life: revisiting the Almavivas at Glyndebourne &copy; Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: ASH
A day in the life: revisiting the Almavivas at Glyndebourne
© Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: ASH
A flat <i>Falstaff</i> opens in Rome &copy; Fabrizio Sansoni | Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
A flat Falstaff opens in Rome
© Fabrizio Sansoni | Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Insights and intensity: Petrenko and the Berliner Philharmoniker at Carnegie Hall &copy; Rob Davidsen Media
Insights and intensity: Petrenko and the Berliner Philharmoniker at Carnegie Hall
© Rob Davidsen Media
New York City Ballet: <i>Pithoprakta</i> makes a long-awaited Earth landing &copy; Erin Baiano
New York City Ballet: Pithoprakta makes a long-awaited Earth landing
© Erin Baiano
Beauty, reflection and frenzy: Ballett Basel in Cologne &copy; Rahi Rezvani
Beauty, reflection and frenzy: Ballett Basel in Cologne
© Rahi Rezvani
<i>Lincoln in the Bardo</i> makes a spectacularly spooky world premiere at the Met &copy; Karen Almond | Met Opera
Lincoln in the Bardo makes a spectacularly spooky world premiere at the Met
© Karen Almond | Met Opera
Prokofiev’s <i>The Gambler</i> at Wexford: an inevitable musical descent into obsession &copy; Padraig Grant | Wexford Festival Opera
Prokofiev’s The Gambler at Wexford: an inevitable musical descent into obsession
© Padraig Grant | Wexford Festival Opera
18 Musicians × 3: Steve Reich at the Park Avenue Armory, New York &copy; Stephanie Berger
18 Musicians × 3: Steve Reich at the Park Avenue Armory, New York
© Stephanie Berger
A <i>Resurrection</i> to die for: Sir Antonio Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra &copy; LSO | Mark Allan
A Resurrection to die for: Sir Antonio Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra
© LSO | Mark Allan
Mark Simpson makes massive impact in Gavin Higgins’ new <i>Clarinet Concerto</i> &copy; Gareth Jones
Mark Simpson makes massive impact in Gavin Higgins’ new Clarinet Concerto
© Gareth Jones
Thaddeus Strassberger directs a tough love <i>Carmen</i> in Los Angeles &copy; Cory Weaver
Thaddeus Strassberger directs a tough love Carmen in Los Angeles
© Cory Weaver
In Prague, a tedious <i>Pelléas et Mélisande</i> at the National Theatre &copy; Petr Neubert
In Prague, a tedious Pelléas et Mélisande at the National Theatre
© Petr Neubert
Philipp Stölzl’s inspired <i>Der fliegende Holländer</i> docks in Vienna &copy; Matthias Baus
Philipp Stölzl’s inspired Der fliegende Holländer docks in Vienna
© Matthias Baus
<i>Mothers of Kherson</i> premiere issues an urgent call to action in Warsaw &copy; K. Bieliński
Mothers of Kherson premiere issues an urgent call to action in Warsaw
© K. Bieliński
The Royal Ballet’s <i>Manon</i>: your heart will break &copy; 2024 RBO. Foteini Christofilopoulou
The Royal Ballet’s Manon: your heart will break
© 2024 RBO. Foteini Christofilopoulou
In Cologne, a long wait for a lacklustre <i>Rosenkavalier</i> &copy; Matthias Jung
In Cologne, a long wait for a lacklustre Rosenkavalier
© Matthias Jung
Rossini’s youthful <i>L’equivoco stravagante</i> gets the laughs rolling in Wexford &copy; Padraig Grant | Wexford Festival Opera
Rossini’s youthful L’equivoco stravagante gets the laughs rolling in Wexford
© Padraig Grant | Wexford Festival Opera
Yuja Wang undertakes Brahms marathon with the Rotterdam Philharmonic &copy; Guido Pijper
Yuja Wang undertakes Brahms marathon with the Rotterdam Philharmonic
© Guido Pijper
A polemic for our times: Du Yun and Royce Vavrek’s <i>Angel’s Bone</i> at English National Opera &copy; Tristram Kenton
A polemic for our times: Du Yun and Royce Vavrek’s Angel’s Bone at English National Opera
© Tristram Kenton
Bucolic Strauss, granitic Shostakovich: Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra in Vienna &copy; Igor Ripak
Bucolic Strauss, granitic Shostakovich: Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra in Vienna
© Igor Ripak
Mascagni’s <i>Iris</i> blooms afresh in Wexford &copy; Padraig Grant
Mascagni’s Iris blooms afresh in Wexford
© Padraig Grant
A beautifully sung and performed <i>Roméo et Juliette</i> in Perth &copy; West Beach Studio
A beautifully sung and performed Roméo et Juliette in Perth
© West Beach Studio
The fizz remains in Glyndebourne’s <i>Barber of Seville</i> &copy; Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Craig Fuller
The fizz remains in Glyndebourne’s Barber of Seville
© Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: Craig Fuller
Cassa Pancho’s Ballet Black: 25 years of innovation &copy; Photography by ASH
Cassa Pancho’s Ballet Black: 25 years of innovation
© Photography by ASH
A day in the life: revisiting the Almavivas at Glyndebourne &copy; Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: ASH
A day in the life: revisiting the Almavivas at Glyndebourne
© Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. Photo: ASH
A flat <i>Falstaff</i> opens in Rome &copy; Fabrizio Sansoni | Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
A flat Falstaff opens in Rome
© Fabrizio Sansoni | Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Insights and intensity: Petrenko and the Berliner Philharmoniker at Carnegie Hall &copy; Rob Davidsen Media
Insights and intensity: Petrenko and the Berliner Philharmoniker at Carnegie Hall
© Rob Davidsen Media
New York City Ballet: <i>Pithoprakta</i> makes a long-awaited Earth landing &copy; Erin Baiano
New York City Ballet: Pithoprakta makes a long-awaited Earth landing
© Erin Baiano
Beauty, reflection and frenzy: Ballett Basel in Cologne &copy; Rahi Rezvani
Beauty, reflection and frenzy: Ballett Basel in Cologne
© Rahi Rezvani
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