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The Royal Ballet are on great form in Wheeldon’s phantasmagorical Alice’s Adventures, but it’s too long

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: Dancers of The Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Koen Kessels (conductor). Directed for the screen by Ross MacGibbon and seen at Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 15.10.2024. (JPr)

William Bracewell (The Knave of Hearts) and Francesca Hayward (Alice) © Alice Pennefather

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Joyce DiDonato and four amazing singers in master classes at Carnegie Hall

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United StatesUnited States ‘Joyce DiDonato Master Classes’: Joyce DiDonato with Bridget Esler (soprano), Michelle Mariposa (mezzo-soprano), Ben Reisinger (tenor), Robert Ellsworth Feng (bass), Joel Harder & Justina Lee (piano). Carnegie Hall’s Resnick Education Wing, New York, 11-12.10.2024. (RP)

Robert Ellsworth Feng (bass) with Joyce DiDonato © Chris Lee

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In Bremerhaven’s Turandot, the plot is the princess’ drug-induced hallucination

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GermanyGermany Puccini, Turandot: Soloists and Chorus, Extra chorus and Children’s chorus of Stadttheater Bremerhaven, Philharmonic Orchestra Bremerhaven / Davide Perniceni (conductor). Stadttheater Bremerhaven, 10.10.2024. (DM-D)

[l-r] Victoria Kunze (Liù), Thomas Paul (Calàf), Agnes Selma Weiland (Turandot) © Heiko Sandelmann

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An ovation from the Cleveland Orchestra for conductor/composer Esa-Pekka Salonen

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United StatesUnited States Ravel, Salonen, Sibelius: Senja Rummukainen (cello), Cleveland Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 13.10.2024. (MSJ)

Senja Rummukainen plays Salonen’s Cello Concerto © Roger Mastroianni/TCO

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