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Opera
World and European premieres, classics revisited, orchestral music for children, and operas from three centuries by Handel, Verdi and Janáček
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The clarinet and trumpet show off their appeal, one Handel opera is staged after 270 years while another is given in concert, and two great American conductors breeze into town
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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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Puccini, Handel, Poulenc, Mozart, Donizetti and a Cornish-set opera by a 20th-century pioneering British woman composer
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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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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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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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Classical Music
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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Classical Music
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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Classical Music
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?
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Tried and Tested
Opera
With 20 performances of this classic opera, there has never been a better time to try the complete Glyndebourne experience
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Puccini, Strauss and Handel top the bill in an attractive new season
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A delectable and worldly-wise romp through sexual politics comes with a string of high-wire arias and witty ensemble numbers
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Classical Music
Riots broke out when The Rite of Spring was first performed, and it can still startle with its raw savagery
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Classical Music
A rare chance to hear a once forgotten symphony that has all the elements of a 20th-century classic
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Music overpowers ideology in Shostakovich's 7th Symphony, while Beethoven reflects his own times in his 5th Piano Concerto
