Lucy Jeffery

Iván Fischer and the BFO’s Mahler ‘Resurrection’ was as close to theatre as you can get

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HungaryHungary Mahler: Anna Lucia Richter (mezzo-soprano), Christiane Karg (soprano), Hungarian National Choir (chorus master: Csaba Somos), Budapest Festival Orchestra / Iván Fischer (conductor). Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Müpa, Budapest, 6.5.2025. (LJ)

Iván Fischer conducting the Budapest Festival Orchestra © Pete Woodhead

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The WNO return to Swansea’s Grand Theatre with their uplifting Figaro

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera / Kerem Hasan (conductor). The Grand Theatre, Swansea, 27.2.2025. (LJ)

Giorgio Caoduro (Count Almaviva), Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts (Don Basilio), Monika Sawa (Marcellina), and Wyn Pencarreg (Doctor Bartolo) © Dafydd Owen

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Snétberger Trio featuring Matthieu Michel fuses jazz, folk, and gypsy at Budapest’s Müpa Concert Hall

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HungaryHungary Snétberger Trio: Ferenc Snétberger (guitar), Anders Jormin (double bass), Joey Baron (drums) with special guest Matthieu Michel (flugelhorn) and featuring Máté Balogh (saxophone). Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Müpa, Budapest, 17.12.2024. (LJ)

[l-r] Ferenc Snétberger (guitar), Anders Jormin (double bass) and Joey Baron (drums)

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