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Tried and Tested
Opera
Superb singing lifts a somewhat elaborate new production of Benjamin Britten's chilling ghost story
Tried and Tested
Opera
Britten's magical opera is beautifully sung if oddly staged – and Londoners get a second chance to hear it...
Essential
Opera
Lots of Puccini in the year that marks the centenary of his death, plus Verdi, Mozart, Gilbert and Sullivan, Britten and more
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Opera
Britten, Verdi, Rameau, Mozart and a new lunar opera in a light-filled theatre for the summer
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Opera
A superb production of Benjamin Britten's profound and intensely musical opera returns with a new cast
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Classical Music
Marking 150 years since the birth of composer Sergei Rachmaninov, a concert that also features Britten, Stravinsky and Debussy
Tried and Tested
Opera
A new production in the Linbury Theatre of Benjamin Britten's opera is unsparing in its depiction of toxic masculinity
Tried and Tested
Opera
Deborah Warner directs a new production of Benjamin Britten's opera. A Suffolk village rises up when a lone fisherman loses an apprentice at sea
Essential
Opera
Jess Gillam, Nicky Spence and friends entertain live from south London
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Opera
Thrills and chills abound in a ghostly tale in music filmed on location in haunted houses, where a family's dark past is revealed
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Classical Music
An uplifting musical journey through the darkest of times to a brighter future, at the home of the chamber music ensemble
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Opera
Unmissable screening of Benjamin Britten's finest opera with an all-star cast, in Michael Grandage's matchless production
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Opera
Highlights of previous years' festivals, the first chance to see a landmark production of Britten's Peter Grimes, and a profile of the composer
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Opera
It's not all solemnity at the first live streaming from the Royal Opera House: a cluster of songs about pets lightens the mood
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Opera
Ravishingly beautiful new production by David McVicar of Benjamin Britten's opera about a dying man's infatuation boasts a matchless cast
In the Know
Opera
The bass-baritone on playing seven roles at once, music for youngsters and climbing Kilimanjaro
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Immersive
Two contrasting concerts: flop on cushions for the words and music of TS Eliot and Britten or discover a resourceful story-teller in music
Tried and Tested
Opera
Spellbinding production of Benjamin Britten's opera is sung and staged to perfection
Tried and Tested
Opera
The hottest ticket in opera: an all-star cast in the London debut of a tried and tested production of Britten's searing opera, directed by Deborah Warner
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Opera
Verdi, Tchaikovsky, Mozart and more ... Top singers head for London for a rollcall of outstanding productions
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Opera
Landmark British opera opens the Aldeburgh Festival at Snape Maltings
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Opera
An important out-of-town music event celebrates 50 years of excellence and innovation