Serebrennikov’s new Paris Opera Lohengrin is utterly compelling theatre despite confusing moments

FranceFrance Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opéra national de Paris / Alexander Soddy (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Myriam Hoyer) from the Opéra Bastille, Paris, 24.10.2023 and available on medici.tv from 1.11.2023. (JPr)

Paris Opera’s Lohengrin Act I © Charles-Duprat/OnP

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Lindsay Kate Brown displays her formidable talents in a London Foundation recital

United StatesUnited States Various, ‘Serenading the Hours: A Day to Night Recital’: Lindsay Kate Brown (mezzo-soprano), Alex Munger (piano). The George & Nora London Foundation for Singers, Morgan Library & Museum, New York, 22.10.2023. (RP)

Lindsay Kate Brown (mezzo-soprano) © Beth Bergman

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In the run-up to its 75th anniversary, Auckland Youth Orchestra courts controversy in Whangarei

New ZealandNew Zealand Mendelssohn, Guilmant, Beethoven: Morag Atchison (soprano), Catrin Johnsson (mezzo-soprano), Jack Bourke (tenor), James Harrison (bass), Nicholas Forbes (organ), Auckland Youth Choir, Auckland Youth Orchestra / Antun Poljanich, David Squire (conductors). Anglican Church, Whangarei, 14.10.2023. (PSe)

Auckland Youth Orchestra performing in Whangarei’s Anglican Church

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