‘To Astonish and Delight’: Rameau’s Hippolyte et Aricie
The course of true love doesn't run smooth in this controversial new production of Rameau's first opera.
Oxford Philomusica Summer Baroque 2013
Two marvellous performances of Handel and the Bach family by Oxford Philomusica.
“Vita Christi”: The Leipzig Bachfest
In this special report from the Leipzig Bachfest, Paul Corneilson unfolds a panoramic view of Bach and his contemporaries.
A Wormsley View: Mozart’s Enführung aus dem Serail
Garsinton Opera presents a brilliantly updated and exquisitely comedic Entführung aus dem Serail.
Michael Haneke’s Cinematic Cosi at La Monnaie
Unorthodox choices abound in Haneke's intricate new production of Cosi fan tutte.
Handel’s Almira at the Boston Early Music Festival
Handel's rarely performed first opera is illuminated by a lavish and historically informed production.
Stradivarius at the Ashmolean: Exhibition and Gala Concert
The Ashmolean Museum plays host to an unmissable summer exhibition of original Stradivari instruments.
The Mozarteum Foundation Quartet at BEMF
Mozart's own violin and viola are the stars of this fine recital at the Boston Early Music Festival.
A Bigger Splash: Rossini’s La Donna del Lago
John Fulljames's star-studded production creates a stir live and on screen.
Messing with Metastasio: Josef Mysliveček’s Olimpiade at the Opéra de Dijon
Substantial changes to Mysliveček's score cast a shadow over this successful production of L'Olimpiade.