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Superb, joyful Messiaen in Simon Rattle’s final Barbican concert as LSO Music Director

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jolas and Messiaen: Faustine de Monès (soprano), Peter Donohoe (piano), Cynthia Millar (ondes Martenot), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 15.6.2023. (MB)

Sir Simon Rattle ends his final concert as LSO Music Director © Mark Allan

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ENB’s Cinderella finds Precious Adams centre stage and having a ball with the entire company in-the-round

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom English National Ballet’s Cinderella in-the-round: Dancers of English National Ballet, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Daniel Parkinson (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 16.6.2023. (JPr)

English National Ballet’s Cinderella in-the-round (Act II) © Laurent Liotardo

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Opera Holland Park’s Hansel und Gretel is a lovely yet not too lovely evening

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Opera Holland Park 2023 [2] – Humperdinck, Hansel and Gretel: Soloists, Opera Holland Park Chorus (chorus master: Dominic Ellis-Peckham) and Children’s Chorus (chorus master: Scott Price), City of London Sinfonia / Kărin Hendrickson (conductor). Holland Park, London, 14.6.2023. (MB)

Charlotte Badhma (Hansel) and Laura Lolita Perešivana (Gretel) © Ali Wright

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The Royal Opera’s new Il trovatore is a Monty Pythonesque horror show in more ways than one

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Verdi, Il trovatore: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Peter Jones) from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 13.6.2023. (JPr)

Roberto Tagliavini (Ferrando) © Camilla Greenwell

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