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New chamber opera brings warmth and insight to hot-button social issues in the San Francisco world premiere

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United StatesUnited States Hanlon, The Pigeon Keeper: Soloists and Orchestra of Opera Parallèle / Nicole Paiement (conductor). Cowell Theatre, San Francisco, 9.3.2025. (HS)

Angela Yam (Orsia), Craig Irvin (Thalasso), and Shayla Sauvie (Kosmo) in a fishng boat © Stefan Cohen

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The London Sinfonietta’s enthralling and enjoyable evening of Cage and Boulez

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Boulez and Cage: Mark van de Wiel (clarinet), Sarah Nicolls (prepared piano), London Sinfonietta / Thomas Kemp (conductor), Michael McCarthy (director), Francesca Amewudah-Rivers (actor). Purcell Room, London, 9.3.2025. (MB)

Thomas Kemp conducts the London Sinfonietta © Monika S Jakubowska

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Vienna Philharmonic make an impact over three evenings in Berkeley

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United StatesUnited States Various: Yefim Bronfman (piano), Vienna Philharmonic / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California Berkeley, 5, 6 & 7.3.2025. (HS)

Yefim Bronfman plays Beethoven with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Vienna Philharmonic © Drew Altizer Photography

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Paris Opera Ballet reveal the embarrassment of riches in Nureyev’s The Sleeping Beauty

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FranceFrance Rudolf Nureyev’s The Sleeping Beauty: Paris Opera Ballet, Orchestra of Paris National Opera / Vello Pähn (conductor). Opéra Bastille, Paris, 8.3.2025. (JO’D)

The Sleeping Beauty Act II: Fanny Gorse (The Lilac Fairy) and Guillaume Diop (Prince Désiré) © Agathe Poupeney/OnP

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