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Gotterdammerung BBC Prom 39
Christine Brewer is an outstanding Brünnhilde in Wagner's Götterdämmerung, with Donald Runnicles conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
edinburgh
Candide Candide
Edinburgh Festival
Thomas Allen is Pangloss in Bernstein's jubilant musical-opera, while Matthew Polenzani takes the title role.
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edinburgh
Edinburgh Orfeo L'Orfeo/ Jane Irwin
Edinburgh Festival
Jane Irwin sings Berio and Mahler at the Queen's Hall, while Jordi Savall conducts Monteverdi's opera at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre.
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bbc proms
Prom 36 BBC Prom 36
Royal Albert Hall
Welsh composer Guto Puw has ...onyt agoraf y drws... (...Unless I Open The Door...) premiered alongside Walton and Rachmaninov.
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bbc proms
Prom 37 BBC Prom 37
Royal Albert Hall
Nitin Sawhney's friends include Imogen Heap and Anoushka Shankar in a departure for the BBC Proms programme.
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bbc proms reviews
BBC Prom 32 BBC Prom 32 & PCM 4
Lunchtime with the Henschel Quartet and an evening in the company of Renée Fleming and the BBC Philharmonic.
BBC Prom 31 BBC Prom 31
The Royal Philharmonic play Elgar's Enigma Variations alongside Strauss' Oboe Concerto.
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classical features
Paul Potts Feature: Paul Potts
Our writer discusses the success of popular tenor Paul Potts and its troubling reflections on 21st century society.
Menuhin Festival Gstaad Feature: Menuhin Festival, Gstaad
We report back from the opening weekend of the festival set in the idyllic Swiss Alps and running through to September.
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opera reviews
Candide Candide @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Thomas Allen is Pangloss in Bernstein's jubilant musical-opera, while Matthew Polenzani takes the title role.
L'amore dei tre Re L'amore dei tre Re @ Opera Holland Park, London
Opera Holland Park ends its 2007 season with a tremendous production of Montemezzi's long-forgotten but thrilling opera.
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concert reviews
Good Thing Going Good Thing Going - Simply Sondheim @ Cadogan Hall, London
Does American musical composer Stephen Sondheim deserve to be back in the concert hall? Our reviewer certainly thinks so.
Kronos Quartet Kronos Quartet @ Barbican Hall, London
The Kronos Quartet under David Harrington play two fascinating works in the Barbican's New Crowned Hope season.
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classical recordings reviews
French Clarinet Works French Clarinet Works EMI Classics
Sabine Meyer and Oleg Maisenberg explore the uncanny French aptitude for clarinet writing on this superb new CD.
Nash Ensemble Mozart Piano Quartets ASV Gold
The Nash Ensemble lend their considerable chamber music making experience to Mozart's quartets for piano and strings.
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ballet reviews
The Nutcracker The Nutcracker St Petersburg Ballet @ Royal Albert Hall, London
The famous Russian ballet company brings Petipa and Tchaikovsky's perennial favourite to the Albert Hall.
Edward Watson in Four Temperaments Four Temperaments Triple Bill Royal Ballet @ Royal Opera House, London
Two world premieres and a revival of Balanchine's classic The Four Temperaments with stars such as Darcey Bussell.
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