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A new production of Bizet's opera pits an independent woman against an oppressive regime
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An exciting new production of Carmen, an evening with author Kate Atkinson, and musical fun for the family
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Classical Music
Big names from music, dance, visual arts and AI come together at the Southbank for a daringly reimagined concert production of Szymanowski's Harnasie
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Opera searches for love and meaning, while Vauxhall unwinds with music for all ages
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A London debut, plus opera by Puccini and Strauss – and at the cinema
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Classical Music
The thrilling Icelandic player takes up residence at Southbank Centre, and quite simply changes the way we hear music
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Opera
Striking new production of a neglected work throws the limelight on a major woman British composer
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Opera
New productions of Handel, Mozart and Poulenc, plus revivals of Donizetti, Stravinsky and Britten in a star-studded summer season
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Puccini, Handel, Poulenc, Mozart, Donizetti and a Cornish-set opera by a 20th-century pioneering British woman composer
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From outstanding singers and thrilling players to imaginative innovations and artists who do things differently. Here are our musical highlights of 2021
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Opera
The foremost country house opera season opens with superlative singing, a memorable look and a storm to revival the plot's...
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Opera
Live music returns to Glyndebourne with a mini-festival of orchestral pieces and opera, an Offenbach comedy at its heart. And an important new fund helps rising artists
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Opera
Fifteen events streamed from the Surrey house and from artists' homes: dance, song and an orchestral finale
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Classical Music
New principal guest conductor brings first-hand knowledge of life as a player and includes a family concert among her first appearances
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Beethoven, Verdi and Mozart, of course, but also minimalist Steve Reich and a new work about climate crisis, with many concerts perfect for young music-makers. Booking is open now...
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Opera
English National Opera got back on its feet, the Proms went from strength to strength, and the Royal Opera House season grew and grew
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The UK-Russia Year of Music comes to a brilliant end with concerts featuring Russian artists and masterworks, but much more Russian music lies ahead
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Sheku Kanneh-Mason, a world-class orchestral debut, the EU anthem, and a queen's piano...
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Opera
Stand by for the hottest tickets in opera: this season's Glyndebourne booking opens to the public on 3 March. Here are the shows to catch
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How much do you give up for love? So much that you are no longer the beloved person? That is the dilemma for the water nymph in Dvorák's traditional tale
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A mighty Bruckner symphony and suspense from Weber bookend the great Russian showpiece
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The 10 must-hear concerts by London orchestras and visitors this autumn, featuring Stravinsky, Shostakovich, Mozart and more
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Classical Music
A spectacular season of classical music, steeped in Stravinsky, features top soloists and dynamic conductors
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Russian musicians are to the fore in this power-packed programme featuring the 2011 Tchaikovsky Competition prizewinner
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The impressive Labèque sisters are the piano soloists in a new double concerto
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Opera
Like an Impressionist painting in music, Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande tells the story of a forbidden love
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The world's best players, singers and conductors either work in London or head here at every opportunity. Take advantage of the best in classical music with our 2018 guide
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A meltingly beautiful early symphony and a dynamic piano concerto rejoice in the thrills of an icy chill
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Thrill to Tchaikovsky, be amazed by Beethoven, or follow a woman with a secret at English National Opera
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An uplifting work for Christmas that brings together six seasonal cantatas into a joyous and illuminating whole
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A powerful symphony, brilliant overture and mysterious violin concerto demonstrate the impact of war on music, and vice versa
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Three beautiful pieces, and nothing to pay. What more could any music-lover want?