Christopher Sallon

Nelsons and BSO’s Marriage of Figaro: A triumphant platform performance but trouble behind the scenes

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United StatesUnited States Tanglewood 2026 [3] – Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro: Soloists, Tanglewood Music Center Vocal Fellows, Boston Symphony Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor). Tanglewood, Massachusetts, 1.8.2026. (CSa)

Patrick Carfizzi (Dr Bartolo), Elizabeth Bishop (Marcellina), Michael Sumuel (Figaro) and Nikola Hillebrand (Susannah) in The Marriage of Figaro with the BSO at Tanglewood © Hilary Scott

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Kavakos, Gerstein and the ApollΩn Ensemble at their brilliant best at the Wigmore Hall

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Beethoven, Dvořák, R. Schumann: Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Kirill Gerstein (piano), The ApollΩn Ensemble: Alexandros Sakarellos (violin), Ilias Livieratos (viola), Timotheos Petrin (cello). Wigmore Hall, London, 2.7.2026. (CSa)

Violinist Leonidas Kavakos and the ApollΩn Ensemble at a previous concert

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Cutting the mustard and Crowe in flight: two great singers and the English Concert in early Handel

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Handel: Lucy Crowe (soprano), Hugh Cutting (countertenor), The English Concert (Nadja Zwiener [violon I], Manami Mizumoto [violin II], Joseph Crouch [cello], Sergio Bucheli [theorbo], Georgia Browne [flute], Tom Foster [harpsichord]). Wigmore Hall, London, 11.6.2026. (CSa)

Hugh Cutting (countertenor), Lucy Crowe (soprano) and The English Concert © WH

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Christie’s Les Arts Florissants bring sympathy, joy and humanity to Wigmore Hall with Acis and Galatea

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Handel, Acis and Galatea, HWV49 (1718): Soloists, singers and instrumentalists of Les Arts Florissants / William Christie (director, harpsichord and organ). Wigmore Hall, London, 1.6.2026. (CSa)

Les Arts Florissants (director William Christie) © Matthieu Joffres

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