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RCS’s memorable double bill shows post-WWII operas don’t have to be feared and can be entirely engaging

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Opera Double Bill – Gian Carlo Menotti, The Medium & Jake Heggie, Three Decembers: Soloists and Musicians of Royal Conservatoire of Scotland / William Cole (conductor). Sir Alexander Gibson Opera Studio, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, 1.11.2023. (MC)

William Cole conducts RCS’s soloists and musicians in Jake Heggie’s Three Decembers © Robbie McFadzean/RCS

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CALLAS – PARIS, 1958 in cinemas soon should not be missed by opera lovers of whatever vintage

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FranceFrance CALLAS – PARIS, 1958: Maria Callas (soprano), featured soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris / Georges Sébastian (conductor). Filmed for ORTF by Roger Benamou on 19.12.1958 and released in cinemas in the UK and Ireland on 11 & 12.11.2023. (JPr)

Maria Callas © Fonds de Dotation Maria Callas

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The Bach Choir are powerful and affecting in Brahms’s A German Requiem at the Royal Festival Hall

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Coleridge-Taylor, Beach, Brahms: Claire Rutter (soprano), Katherine Gregory (mezzo-soprano), Harry Jacques (tenor), Ross Ramgobin (bass), The Bach Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra / David Hill (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 2.11.2023. (JR)

David Hill conducting Ein deutsches Requiem with soloists Ross Ramgobin (bass), Claire Rutter (soprano), Katherine Gregory (mezzo-soprano) and Harry Jacques (tenor) © Andy Paradise

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