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A Carmen for the twenty-first century at Glyndebourne

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Glyndebourne Festival 2024 – Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Children’s Chorus (members of Glyndebourne Youth Opera and Trinity Boys Choir), Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Robin Ticciati (conductor). Glyndebourne, Lewes, E. Sussex, 16.5.2024. (MM-B)

Carmen (Rihab Chaieb), Zuniga (Dingle Yandell) and Glyndebourne Chorus (rear) © Richard Hubert Smith

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Three explosive performances and a touching gesture: Kirill Karabits’s fitting farewell with the BSO

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bartok, Prokofiev, Shostakovich: Alexander Gavrylyuk (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Kirill Karabits (conductor). Lighthouse, Poole, 15.5.2024. (CK)

Kirill Karabits conducts pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra © Mark Allan

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Last ounce of spirituality missing from The Dream of Gerontius at the Royal Festival Hall

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Williams, Elgar: Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Daniel Norman (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), The Bach Choir (musical director: David Hill), Philharmonia Orchestra / David Hill (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 16.5.2024. (JR)

David Hill conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra © Andy Paradise

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