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Chris Sallon

A new Tosca at the ENO: When the music triumphs over the production

03/11/202601/11/2026 by Chris Sallon

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Children’s Chorus Marlborough Primary School, Chorus and Orchestra of the English National Opera / Ben Glassberg (conductor). London Coliseum, 30.10.2026. (CSa)

Axelle Fanyo (Tosca) and Christopher Purves (Scarpia) © Ellie Kurttz

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Parham and Russell Beale take us to the man behind the music in Rêverie: The Life and Loves of Claude Debussy

02/11/202631/10/2026 by Chris Sallon

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Debussy: Lucy Parham (piano), Sir Simon Russell Beale (narrator). Wigmore Hall, London, 28.10.2026. (CSa)

Lucy Parham (piano) and Sir Simon Russell Beale (narrator) at a previous performance

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Light, shade and spiritual renewal: The Chiaroscuro Quartet illuminates Haydn and late Beethoven

17/10/202616/10/2026 by Chris Sallon

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Haydn, Beethoven: Chiaroscuro Quartet (Alina Ibragimova [violin], Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux [violin], Emilie Hörnland [viola], Luise Buchberger [cello]). Wigmore Hall, London, 14.10.2026. (CSa)

Chiaroscuro Quartet

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