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A Handel opera that isn't by Handel, and a Mozart opera composed in 1990, reviewed

23 April 2016 9:00 am

Disguises and mistaken identities are a staple of opera, but usually as part of the onstage, not the offstage, action.…

Unlikely to win converts: Royal Opera's L'Étoile reviewed

6 February 2016 9:00 am

It’s widely agreed that the most difficult form of opera to bring off is operetta, whether of the Austro-German or…

British choirs can’t match up to those from abroad

3 May 2014 9:00 am

To curate a festival these days is to put oneself in the firing line. There is every chance that all…

Does London really need another concert hall?

5 October 2013 9:00 am

Does London need another concert hall? Or, to put it more precisely, does London need another chamber music hall? The…