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Jake Arditti interview – finding the bite in Amanzio | As he tackles the villainous Amanzio in Handel’s Giustino at Royal Ballet and Opera, rising star Jake Arditti talks risk-taking on stage, building character through text and the expanding horizon for countertenors
Jake Arditti interview – finding the bite in Amanzio
As he tackles the villainous Amanzio in Handel’s Giustino at Royal Ballet and Opera, rising star Jake Arditti talks risk-taking on stage, building character through text and the expanding horizon for countertenors
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The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes Are The Ghost Nation | It takes some talent to make a weighty subject like the death of a country's identity and turn it into a rousing, intricate record. Yet here we are
The Besnard Lakes – The Besnard Lakes Are The Ghost Nation
It takes some talent to make a weighty subject like the death of a country's identity and turn it into a rousing, intricate record. Yet here we are
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The Antlers - Blight | Emotionally exhausting yet frequently stunning, this is an effortlessly compelling and haunting addition to Peter Silberman and co's impressive canon
The Antlers – Blight
Emotionally exhausting yet frequently stunning, this is an effortlessly compelling and haunting addition to Peter Silberman and co's impressive canon
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Carmen review – English National Opera’s Carmen revival smoulders but rarely burns | ENO’s revival of Bieito’s Carmen retains much of its original grit and muscle, yet loose early ensemble and a muted central spark keep the fuse from igniting
Carmen review – English National Opera’s Carmen revival smoulders but rarely burns
ENO’s revival of Bieito’s Carmen retains much of its original grit and muscle, yet loose early ensemble and a muted central spark keep the fuse from igniting
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Giustino review – RBO serves fast, funny Handel with top-flight singing | A nimble, witty staging at the Linbury lets Handel’s slight Giustino sparkle, with Polly Leech and Keri Fuge on blazing form, and David Bates keeping everything buoyant in the pit
Giustino review – Royal Ballet and Opera serves fast, funny Handel with top-flight singing
A nimble, witty staging at the Linbury lets Handel’s slight Giustino sparkle, with Polly Leech and Keri Fuge on blazing form, and David Bates keeping everything buoyant in the pit
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Konzerthausorchester review – Iván Fischer conducts Mendelssohn and Wagner | The Konzerthausorchester Berlin marks Unity Day with an exceptional evening of music making, crowned with a blazing Immolation Scene from Götterdämmerung, superbly sung by Catherine Foster under Iván Fischer’s expert baton
Konzerthausorchester Berlin review – Iván Fischer conducts Mendelssohn and Wagner
The Konzerthausorchester Berlin marks Unity Day with an exceptional evening of music making, crowned with a blazing Immolation Scene from Götterdämmerung, superbly sung by Catherine Foster under Iván Fischer’s expert baton
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Taylor Swift - The Life Of A Showgirl | Guaranteed to be one of the year's biggest pop records, the follow-up to The Tortured Poets Department nevertheless sounds like an artist on autopilot
Taylor Swift – The Life Of A Showgirl
Guaranteed to be one of the year's biggest pop records, the follow-up to The Tortured Poets Department nevertheless sounds like an artist on autopilot
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KETTAMA - Archangel | Electronic producer’s long awaited debut album is at its best when the kickdrums are thumping and the synth chords are blaring
KETTAMA – Archangel
Electronic producer’s long awaited debut album is at its best when the kickdrums are thumping and the synth chords are blaring
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Sacred and Profane review – Monteverdi Choir brings Rossini to Cadogan Hall | Moving away from their usual period heartland, Monteverdi Choir are joined by Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique and soloists under Jakob Lehmann for a programme of Italian Romanticism
Sacred and Profane review – Monteverdi Choir brings Rossini to Cadogan Hall
Moving away from their usual period heartland, Monteverdi Choir are joined by Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique and soloists under Jakob Lehmann for a programme of Italian Romanticism
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Idlewild - Idlewild | Scottish guitar outfit with renewed purpose and energy on first album in six years
Idlewild – Idlewild
Scottish guitar outfit return with renewed purpose and energy on first album in six years
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Patrick Watson - Uh Oh | This album to live inside affirms that even the worst thing that can happen can be channelled into something inspiring
Patrick Watson – Uh Oh
This album to live inside affirms that even the worst thing that can happen can be channelled into something inspiring
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The Beths @ Roundhouse, London review: "Spreading happiness and joy" | Kiwi guitar power-pop purveyors showcase the endearing, technicolour sounds of new album The Straight Line Was A Lie
The Beths @ Roundhouse, London review: “Spreading happiness and joy”
Kiwi guitar power-pop purveyors showcase the endearing, technicolour sounds of new album The Straight Line Was A Lie
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Cinderella review – English National Opera delivers an evening of wit, warmth and vocal fireworks | ENO’s season opener blends Rossini’s comic flair with stylish direction, and a cast led by a dazzling Deepa Johnny in the title role
Cinderella review – English National Opera delivers an evening of wit, warmth and vocal fireworks
ENO’s season opener blends Rossini’s comic flair with stylish direction, and a cast led by a dazzling Deepa Johnny in the title role
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Huw Montague Rendall / Joseph Middleton review: Die schöne Müllerin at Leeds Song | An afternoon of Schubert performed by two outstanding musicians
Huw Montague Rendall / Joseph Middleton review: Die schöne Müllerin at Leeds Song
An afternoon of Schubert performed by two outstanding musicians
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Kathryn Williams - Mystery Park | A worthy addition to an already remarkable discography that also makes a fine entry point for anyone new to her work
Kathryn Williams – Mystery Park
A worthy addition to an already remarkable discography that also makes a fine entry point for anyone new to her work
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Neko Case – Neon Grey Midnight Green | After her home was destroyed by fire, her eighth album reasserts her unshakeable authority with songs of depth, detail and ambition
Neko Case – Neon Grey Midnight Green
After her home was destroyed by fire, her eighth album reasserts her unshakeable authority with songs of depth, detail and ambition
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Cate Le Bon - Michelangelo Dying | Heartbreak is rarely as raw or bittersweet as it is on this brave, cathartic and uplifting piece of work
Cate Le Bon – Michelangelo Dying
Heartbreak is rarely as raw or bittersweet as it is on this brave, cathartic and uplifting piece of work
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Cardi B - Am I The Drama? | The American rapper finally returns with a wide-ranging but spotty LP
Cardi B – Am I The Drama?
The American rapper finally returns with a wide-ranging but spotty LP
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The Sicilian Vespers review – musical brilliance and theatrical excess collide at Royal Ballet and Opera | Joyce El-Khoury and Quinn Kelsey deliver plenty of vocal fireworks, while Speranza Scappucci drives the score with authority in a visually overstuffed revival of Verdi’s grand French opera at…
The Sicilian Vespers review – musical brilliance and theatrical excess collide at Royal Ballet and Opera
Joyce El-Khoury and Quinn Kelsey deliver plenty of vocal fireworks, while Speranza Scappucci drives the score with authority in a visually overstuffed revival of Verdi’s grand French opera at Covent Garden
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Robert Plant - Saving Grace | A testament to the joy of making music, this is a true ensemble piece where every voice and every instrument serves the songs
Robert Plant – Saving Grace
A testament to the joy of making music, this is a true ensemble piece where every voice and every instrument serves the songs
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Geese - Getting Killed | The Brooklyn quartet's third album brings a sense of unerring chaos to a work that is exciting, creative and wondrously strange
Geese – Getting Killed
The Brooklyn quartet's third album brings a sense of unerring chaos to a work that is exciting, creative and wondrously strange
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London Symphony Orchestra review – Antonio Pappano conducts Britten and Shostakovich | Janine Jansen delivers a gripping account of Britten’s Violin Concerto, and Antonio Pappano and the LSO bring power and precision to Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10
London Symphony Orchestra review – Antonio Pappano conducts Britten and Shostakovich
Janine Jansen delivers a gripping account of Britten’s Violin Concerto, and Antonio Pappano and the LSO bring power and precision to Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10
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Monteverdi Choir review – Pablo Heras-Casado conducts Bach, Schubert and Mozart | The Monteverdi Choir and Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique join forces for an evening of exemplary music making, crowned with a superb performance of Mozart’s Requiem
Monteverdi Choir review – Pablo Heras-Casado conducts Bach, Schubert and Mozart
The Monteverdi Choir and Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique join forces for an evening of exemplary music making, crowned with a superb performance of Mozart’s Requiem
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Quinn Kelsey interview – Hawaiian calm, Verdian steel | Returning to the Royal Ballet and Opera as Montfort in The Sicilian Vespers, Quinn Kelsey talks craft, language, balance and the long game ahead
Quinn Kelsey interview – Hawaiian calm, Verdian steel
Returning to the Royal Ballet and Opera as Montfort in The Sicilian Vespers, Quinn Kelsey talks craft, language, balance and the long game ahead
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Cardiacs - LSD | Evidence of what can be done in the face of adversity, the importance of their first album this century is more than its music
Cardiacs – LSD
Evidence of what can be done in the face of adversity, the importance of their first album this century is more than its music
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