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Dorset Opera Festival: Manon Lescaut and The Magic Flute | Live Reviews

Friday, September 2, 2022

| Opera Now

The chorus is always a central focus of Dorset's set-up and once again made a strongly positive impression. Photography by Julian Guidera

Mondonville: Titon et l'Aurore (Château de Versailles Spéctacles, Paris) | Review

Review

Friday, September 2, 2022

| Opera Now

Christie and Les Arts Florissants’ ability to conjure up each rhetorical gesture was impeccably captured, right from the dynamic contrasts of the impeccably delivered Ouverture

Sarah Angliss: Giant at Aldeburgh Festival | Live Review

Review

Monday, June 12, 2023

| Opera Now

An utterly compelling sound world from Sarah Angliss's first opera to open the 2023 Aldeburgh Festival

L'Oiseau Rebelle (Mikhaïl Bouzine)

Review

Sunday, October 2, 2022

| International Piano

Bouzine’s ingenious programme is split into sections, opening with Snoop Dogg’s You Betta Ask Somebody and Langgaard’s Le Béguinage

Etudes (Jill Richards and Kevin Volans)

Review

Sunday, October 2, 2022

| International Piano

Performances by South African pianist Jill Richards, long-time interpreter of Volans, are exciting and compelling

Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas (Mao Fujita)

Review

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

| International Piano

I could not pick a favourite from among these 18 performances – each has its individual character and exerts its own particular charm

Gareth Williams: Short Stories

Review

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

| International Piano

Williams is a characterful stylist, and the album is immensely enjoyable

Saint-Saëns: Oratorio de Noël Op 12 (Bärenreiter vocal score)

Review

Friday, July 1, 2022

| Choir and Organ

The new Bärenreiter edition of Saint-Saëns's Christmas Oratorio is clear and legible, with a particularly thoughtful piano accompaniment in the vocal score