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Criticks Reviews: Music

Camerata Academica of the Antipodes, August 2015

Camerata Academica of the Antipodes, August 2015

Another enjoyable afternoon of music-making from Camerata of the Antipodes in celebration of their first anniversary.

Event Date(s): 23rd Aug 2015 - 23rd Aug 2015

Location: St Alban's Church Hall, Epping, Sydney, Australia

Reviewed by: Timothy Harries, University of Sydney

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Handel’s ‘Saul’ at Glyndebourne Festival Opera

Handel's 'Saul' makes its Glyndebourne debut with Barrie Kosky's highly theatrical production.

Event Date(s): 28th Jul 2015 - 31st Aug 2015

Location: Glyndebourne

Reviewed by: Ivan Ćurković

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Kasper Holten’s ‘Don Giovanni’

Kasper Holten’s ‘Don Giovanni’

The last night of Kasper Holten's innovative 'Don Giovanni' provides a thought-provoking evening.

Event Date(s): 16th Jul 2015 - 16th Jul 2015

Location: Royal Opera House

Reviewed by: Jennifer Dingley

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Antonio Salieri’s ‘La Locandiera’

Antonio Salieri’s ‘La Locandiera’

New Chamber Opera's new English-language production of Salieri's rarely performed 'La Locandiera' entertains on a summer evening.

Event Date(s): 19th Jul 2015 - 19th Jul 2015

Location: Warden's Garden, New College Oxford

Reviewed by: Peter Schofield

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Camerata Academica of the Antipodes concert: Handel, Vivaldi, Telemann, G&S

Camerata Academica of the Antipodes concert: Handel, Vivaldi, Telemann, G&S

Camerata Academica of the Antipodes span six centuries of music in their superb first concert of the season.

Event Date(s): 31st May 2015 - 31st May 2015

Location: St Alban’s Church Hall, Epping, Sydney, Australia

Reviewed by: Jenny Vergison

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J.C. Bach: ‘Adriano in Siria’

J.C. Bach: ‘Adriano in Siria’

J.C. Bach's 'Adriano in Syria' receives its first staging since the 1760s, as part of Classical Opera's 'Mozart 250'.

Event Date(s): 23rd Apr 2015 - 23rd Apr 2015

Location: Royal College of Music, Britten Theatre

Reviewed by: Lynton Boshoff

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Mozart’s ‘Lucio Silla’ at La Scala

Mozart’s ‘Lucio Silla’ at La Scala

Mozart's rarely performed opera captivates musically but lacks dramatic impact.

Event Date(s): 5th Apr 2015 - 5th Apr 2015

Location: Teatro alla Scala, Milan

Reviewed by: Tim Wickens

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Florilegium at The Frick: A Golden Interval

Florilegium at The Frick: A Golden Interval

Period instrument ensemble Florilegium delight with an innovative concert of late-Baroque music.

Event Date(s): 12th Mar 2015

Location: The Frick Collection Music Hall, New York

Reviewed by: Sarah Mallory

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Henry Purcell’s ‘The Indian Queen’: a new production directed by Peter Sellars

Henry Purcell’s ‘The Indian Queen’: a new production directed by Peter Sellars

Peter Sellars's unmissable production provides a spectacular fusion of different art forms

Event Date(s): 11th Mar 2015

Location: The London Coliseum

Reviewed by: Ryan Fowler

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John Corigliano: ‘The Ghosts of Versailles’

John Corigliano: ‘The Ghosts of Versailles’

LA Opera's 'Figaro Unbound' begins with Corigliano's afterlife exploration of Louis XVI's court of Versailles.

Event Date(s): 10th Mar 2015

Location: L.A. Opera

Reviewed by: Howard D. Weinbrot

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