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A miraculous Wigmore Hall evening by The Mozartists, one that will not be forgotten for a long time

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jommelli – a celebration: Fflur Wyn (soprano), Ambroisine Bré (mezzo-soprano), Hugo Brady (tenor), The Mozartists / Ian Page (conductor). Wigmore Hall, London, 18.9.2024. (CC)

Fflur Wyn (soprano) and Ambroisine Bré (mezzo-soprano) © Ben Ealovega

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Regents Opera’s two full Ring cycles at Bethnal Green’s York Hall in February/March 2025

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The ‘End of the World’ will go ahead, as plucky Regents Opera forge onwards to complete opera’s epic undertaking, Wagner’s full Ring cycle

As larger houses around the world are forced to stop after the third instalment, Regents Opera navigates obstacles to ensure its full cycle will go ahead in February 2025.

Ben Woodward completes the biggest undertaking of the cycle so far, the distillation of Götterdämmerung.

The full Ring cycle transfers to a new venue, York Hall in Bethnal Green.

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Last Night of the Proms 2024: an evening of questionable programming and uneven quality

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom PROM 73 – Last Night of the Proms: Angel Blue (soprano), Sir Stephen Hough (piano), BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, BBC Singers, (Neil Ferris (chorus/choir master) / Sakari Oramo (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London 14.9.2024. (CSa)

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Peltokoski is a breath of fresh Proms air with his Vaughan Williams, Schoenberg and Shostakovich

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom PROM 67 – Vaughan Williams, Schoenberg, Shostakovich: Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Tarmo Peltokoski (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 9.9.2024. (CC)

Tarmo Peltokoski conducts the BBC SO at the Proms © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Chineke! shows its versatility in a BBC Prom of two halves

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom PROM 66 – Tchaikovsky/Ellington/Tyzik, Goodyear, Tchaikovsky: Stewart Goodyear (piano), Chineke! Orchestra / Andrew Grams (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 8.9.2024. (CK)

Andrew Grams conducts pianist Stewart Goodyear and the Chineke! Orchestra BBC/Andy Paradise

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Siobhan Stagg steps in as Susanna and is the undoubted star of David McVicar’s Marriage of Figaro revival

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Royal Opera / Julia Jones (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Rhodri Huw) to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, from Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 10.9.2024. (JPr)

David McVicar’s The Marriage of Figaro Act I © Clive Barda

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Garsington Opera’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream was a Proms evening of musical magic

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom PROM 68 – Garsington Opera’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Soloists, Garsington Opera Youth Company, Philharmonia Orchestra / Douglas Boyd (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 10.9.2024. (KMcD)

Lucy Crowe (Tytania) and Daniel Vening (Bottom) © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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