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Rattle and the LSO give us all pause for thought in Symanowski and Brahms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Szymanowski, Brahms: Iwona Sobotka (soprano), Hanna Hipp (mezzo-soprano), Florian Boesch (baritone), London Symphony Chorus (chorus director: Simon Halsey), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 17.12.2022. (JR)

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the LSO © Mark Allan

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No weak link in the cast as ENO comes together as a company for Britten’s Gloriana

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Britten, Gloriana: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Martyn Brabbins (conductor). London Coliseum, 8.12.2022. (MB)

Earl of Essex (Robert Murray), Countess of Essex (Paula Murrihy), Charles Blount (Duncan Rock) and Lady Rich (Eleanor Dennis) © Nirah Sanghani

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ENB’s Nutcracker is an emotional journey from which the audience returns both grateful and charmed

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom English National Ballet’s Nutcracker: Dancers of English National Ballet, Students from Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Graham Sutherland (conductor). London Coliseum, 15.12.2022. (JO’D)

Artists of English National Ballet in Nutcracker © Laurent Liotardo

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Terrific, life-enhancing Kings Place performance from Anna Lapwood and choristers of Pembroke College

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom A Ceremony of Carols: Esther Beyer (harp), Alex Macqueen (narrator), Girls’ Choir and Chapel Choir of Pembroke College / Anna Lapwood (conductor). Kings Place, London, 9.12.2022 (CC)

Girls’ Choir and Chapel Choir of Pembroke College with Anna Lapwood (centre)

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The Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker still is a glittering showcase for a company at their very best in 2022

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker: Dancers of The Royal Ballet, London Oratory Junior Choir, The Schola Cantorum of the London Oratory School (director: Charles Cole), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Barry Wordsworth (conductor). Broadcast (directed by Peter Jones) from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 8.12.2022. (JPr)

William Bracewell (Prince) and Fumi Kaneko (Sugar Plum Fairy) © Alistair Muir

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