Our attitudes to death are dissected by Sarah Angliss’ Giant ‘event’ at the Linbury Theatre

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Sarah Angliss, Giant: Soloists, Stephen Hiscock (percussion), Reiko Ichise (viola da gamba), Olwen Foulkes (recorder), Nicola Hicks (viola), Tiaho Soares Silva, Amalia Young (violins) / Ben Smith (conductor/harpsichord). Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 12.3.2024. (CC)

Jonathan Gunthorpe (John Hunter) and Steven Beard (Howison) © Camilla Greenwell

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By showing us war is cruel does little to improve Verdi’s uneven La forza del destino at the Met

United StatesUnited States Verdi, La forza del destino: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). A Live in HD broadcast (directed by Gary Halvorson) from New York’s Metropolitan Opera to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 9.3.2024. (JPr)

Lise Davidsen (Leonora) and Igor Golovatenko (Carlo) © Karen Almond/Met Opera

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