Christopher Purves

Tried and Tested

Opera 

The despoliation of the Earth and the humiliation of women are underlying themes in a new production launching Covent Garden 2023/24

Tried and Tested

Opera 

A tense drama unfolds when a bereaved mother finds herself amid the family of the boy who killed her daughter, in Kaija Saariaho's hard-hitting opera

Tried and Tested

Opera 

If the offer is too good to be true, it's a con. But when Faust is down on his luck, he falls for such a deal, in Berlioz's timeless opera.

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Classical Music 

Messiah is often sung and played by enormous forces, but smaller ensembles like this bring an electrifying directness and pace to the great oratorio

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Opera 

Human vanity, creativity and passion collide in an opera that has become an instant modern classic