John Rhodes

There was much to relish at The Met Orchestra’s second BBC Prom, which featured Joyce DiDonato

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [22] – Saariaho, Mahler: Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), The Met Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London 27.8.2026. (JR)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts The Met Orchestra at the BBC Proms © Pete Scalzitti

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Compelling revival of Billy Budd at Glyndebourne

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Britten, Billy Budd: Soloists, Children’s Chorus (chorus master: Nicholas Mulroy), The Glyndebourne Chorus (chorus director: Aidan Oliver), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Nicholas Carter (conductor). Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Lewes, East Sussex, 5.7.2026. (JR)

Captain Vere (Allan Clayton) © GFO/Tristram Kenton

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Grange Park Opera’s sparky Das Rheingold augurs well for its forthcoming Ring cycle

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Grange Park Opera 2026 [2] – Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists, Orchestra of English National Opera / Harry Sever (conductor) Grange Park Opera, West Horsley, 26.6.2026. (JR)

Rheinmaidens (Ailish Tynan, Olivia Rose Tringham and Charlotte Bateman) and Alberich (David Stout) © Marc Brenner

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Lewisham Choral Society and a first-rate trio of soloists deliver a fine War Requiem

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Britten, War Requiem: Philippa Boyle (soprano), Gwilym Bowen (tenor), Daniel Tate (baritone), Lewisham Choral Society, KölnChor, Rheinischer Kammerchor Köln (chorus master, conductor: Wolfgang Siegenbrink), The Emerald Choir (chorus master: Clare Caddick), Forest Philharmonic Orchestra / Dan Ludford-Thomas (musical director, conductor). Goldsmiths Great Hall, University of London, London, 25.4.2026. (JR)

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