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VERDI Les vêpres siciliennes

The Sicilian Vespers, like Don Carlos, was composed for the Paris Opéra. Like Don Carlos, too, it’s better known in...

Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 12/2011

PUCCINI La fanciulla del West

Any new recording of Fanciulla confronts the most troublesome opera of Puccini’s maturity, though since this one is live, it’s...

Reviewed by David Patrick Stearns in issue: 12/2011

MOZART The Magic Flute

This Magic Flute, which is performed in English, should come with a warning. You have to look closely at the...

Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 12/2011

KORNGOLD Die tote Stadt

Both recent productions (2009) of Korngold’s masterpiece testify to its continuing appeal to audiences and directors alike. The casting of...

Reviewed by Adrian Edwards in issue: 12/2011

HANDEL Alcina

It’s quite a surprise to find a Handel opera emanating from Vienna, albeit with a foreign orchestra and production team:...

Reviewed by Richard Lawrence in issue: 12/2011

Treasures of Christ Church

Every composition on this disc has a strong connection with Christ Church, Oxford, and the programme includes works by directors...

Reviewed by Christopher Nickol in issue: 12/2011

Songs of Farewell

‘Scratch a French composer and underneath you’ll find Massenet; scratch an English composer and you’ll find Parry.’ Parry’s choral masterpieces,...

Reviewed by Jeremy Dibble in issue: 12/2011

Lamentazione

The logo of Les Arts Florissants incorporates its customary ‘William Christie’ but this concert at the historic abbey in Ambronay...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 12/2011

In the Beginning

The Choir of Merton College, Oxford, was founded in 2008 and this debut CD will undoubtedly establish them as one...

Reviewed by Christopher Nickol in issue: 12/2011

From the Old World to the New

Karina Lucas, a young British singer new to me, and her instrumental accomplices offer an imaginative, offbeat programme framing assuaging...

Reviewed by Richard Wigmore in issue: 12/2011

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