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PatKop’s Pierrot Lunaire in the Queen Elizabeth Hall was truly an extraordinary experience

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Patricia Kopatchinskaja & Friends – Pierrot Lunaire: Patricia Kopatchinskaja (voice / violin), Meesun Hong Coleman (violin), Thomas Kaufmann (cello), Júlia Gállego (flute), Reto Bieri (clarinet), Joonas Ahonen (piano). Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, 3.12.2023. (CC)

Pierrot Lunaire from Patricia Kopatchinskaja & Friends © Marco Borggreve

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Updated!: Further news on the future of English National Opera

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English National Opera and Greater Manchester announce plan for new home in city-region

English National Opera (ENO) and Greater Manchester are pleased to announce a new working partnership to develop a new home for the opera company.

The partnership will see ENO and Greater Manchester work together on plans to bring the company’s globally renowned cultural offer to a main base in the city-region by 2029.

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Graceful, stylish Christmas Oratorio from Suzuki and the OAE at the Queen Elizabeth Hall

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bach: Jessica Cale (soprano), Hugh Cutting (countertenor), Guy Cutting (tenor), Florian Störtz (bass-baritone), Chorus and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Masaaki Suzuki (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London 2&3.12.2023. (JR)

The OAE conducted by Masaaki Suzuki with Jessica Cale (soprano) and Florian Störtz (bass-baritone) © Mark Allan

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Cav and Pag: Michieletto’s splendid production at Covent Garden is revived once again

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana and Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Daniel Oren (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 30.11.2023. (JR)

Pagliacci: Dimitri Platanias (Tonio) and Jorge de Léon (Canio) © Marc Brenner

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Elder statesman steps in to conduct a majestic Mahler’s Third with the LPO at the Royal Festival Hall

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mahler: Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano), London Philharmonic Choir (chorus director: Madeleine Venner), Trinity Boys Choir (chorusmaster: David Swinson) London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Mark Elder (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London 25.11.2023. (JR)

Sir Mark Elder © Alex Burns

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