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Bachtrack@bachtrackMar 23

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MI5 files reveal composer Michael Tippett’s secret communist past bachtrack.com/news-michael-t…

MI5 files reveal composer Michael Tippett’s secret communist past

The newly released files, deposited at the National Archives, include letters intercepted by Special Branch, detailing of Tippett’s communist organising in the 1930s.

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Konstantin Krimmel headlines a rewarding day of song in Oxford @OxfordSong ✍️ Mark Pullinger bachtrack.com/review-krimmel…

Konstantin Krimmel headlines a rewarding day of song in Oxford

The German-Romanian baritone and Ammiel Bushakevitz perform at the Oxford International Song Festival following recitals by Andrew Hamilton and Erika Baikoff.

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Bachtrack@bachtrackOct 21

Missy Mazzoli’s Lincoln in the Bardo makes a spectacularly spooky world premiere at the @MetOpera ✍️ Susan Stempleski bachtrack.com/review-mazzoli…

Lincoln in the Bardo: a spectacularly spooky world premiere at the Met

George Saunders’ prize-winning novel moves from page to stage in Lileana Blain-Cruz’s genre-defying, visually breathtaking and surprisingly cheerful production of Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek’s...

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Bachtrack@bachtrackOct 20

Thaddeus Strassberger directs a tough love Carmen in Los Angeles ✍️ Laurence Vittes bachtrack.com/review-carmen-…

Thaddeus Strassberger directs a tough love Carmen in Los Angeles

LA Opera’s new season opens with a new production of Bizet’s Carmen, conducted by new Music Director Domingo Hindoyan, but the spectacular effects detract from the drama.

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Bachtrack@bachtrackOct 20

Shanghai Grand Opera House opens inaugural season bachtrack.com/news-shanghai-…

Shanghai Grand Opera House opens inaugural season

With a spiralling staircase accessing a rooftop observation platform, the Grand Opera’s open architecture is intended to welcome visitors whether they attend a performance or not.

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Bachtrack@bachtrackOct 20

Igor Levit’s Beethoven tour arrives in Cologne’s Philharmonie ✍️ Simon Thompson bachtrack.com/review-igor-le…

Igor Levit’s Beethoven tour arrives in Cologne’s Philharmonie

Not all of his decisions necessarily work, but Igor Levit’s playing sings in piano sonatas that range from the expansive Op.7 to an unstoppable Les Adieux.

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Bachtrack@bachtrackOct 20

British Iconoclasts: @BBCPhilharmonic’s string revolution at the RNCM ✍️ Leighton Jones bachtrack.com/review-beyers-…

British Iconoclasts: BBC Philharmonic at the RNCM

The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra’s strings present a programme of British music from the Renaissance to the present day, including works by Byrd, Britten and Tippett.

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Bachtrack@bachtrackOct 20

Prokofiev’s The Gambler at Wexford: an inevitable musical descent into obsession @wexfordopera ✍️ Andrew Larkin bachtrack.com/review-prokofi…

Prokofiev’s The Gambler: an inevitable musical descent into obsession

Prokofiev’s propulsive score and Igor Onishchenko’s compelling Alexei drive this unsettling portrait of gambling obsession, despite some disappointing staging at Wexford Festival Opera.

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Bachtrack@bachtrackOct 19

18 Musicians x 3: Steve Reich at @ParkAveArmory ✍️ Robert Levine bachtrack.com/review-reich-m…

18 Musicians x 3: Steve Reich at the Park Avenue Armory

To mark the 90th birthday of Steve Reich, Staged Variations sees three ensembles tackle the composer’s seminal Music for 18 Musicians.

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Bachtrack@bachtrackOct 19

A Resurrection to die for from Sir Antonio Pappano and the @londonsymphony ✍️ Roy Westbrook bachtrack.com/review-pappano…

A Resurrection to die for: Sir Antonio Pappano and the LSO

After a busy tour, the London Symphony Orchestra opens its home season with a performance of Gustav Mahler’s mighty Resurrection Symphony.

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Bachtrack@bachtrackOct 19

Mark Simpson makes massive impact in Gavin Higgins' new Clarinet Concerto @liverpoolphil ✍️ Glyn Mon Hughes bachtrack.com/review-simpson…

Mark Simpson makes massive impact in new Clarinet Concerto

In Liverpool, an exploration of gay themes makes Gavin Higgins' extensive and virtuoso Clarinet Concerto a work which will surely become a mainstay of concert programmes in years to come.

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Bachtrack@bachtrackOct 19

An excellent new Carmen in Adelaide ✍️ Sandra Bowdler bachtrack.com/review-carmen-…

An excellent new Carmen in Adelaide

First class home grown cast in Laura Hansford’s excellent production of for the State Opera of South Australia proves there's still life in this old operatic warhorse.

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Bachtrack@bachtrackOct 19

In Prague, a tedious Pelléas et Mélisande at the National Theatre ✍️ Frank Kuznik bachtrack.com/review-pelleas…

In Prague, a tedious Pelléas et Mélisande at the National Theatre

The music is captivating, but onstage, director Christof Loy’s historical treatment of Debussy’s only opera is bloodless

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Bachtrack@bachtrackOct 19

Yuja Wang undertakes Brahms marathon with the Rotterdam Philharmonic ✍️ Clare Varney bachtrack.com/review-yuja-wa…

Yuja Wang undertakes Brahms marathon with the Rotterdam Philharmonic

Brahms’ two monumental piano concertos conducted by Tarmo Peltokoski take centre stage in a packed De Doelen Hall, Rotterdam.

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Bachtrack@bachtrackOct 19

In Cologne, a long wait for a lacklustre Rosenkavalier ✍️ Simon Thompson bachtrack.com/review-rosenka…

In Cologne, a long wait for a lacklustre Rosenkavalier

Cologne reopens its opera house after a 14-year refurbishment, but their new Rosenkavalier sells the performers and the occasion short.

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Bachtrack@bachtrackOct 19

Rossini’s youthful L'equivoco stravagante gets the laughs rolling at @wexfordopera ✍️ Andrew Larkin bachtrack.com/review-rossini…

Rossini’s youthful opera gets the laughs rolling in Wexford

A frothy confection of fiendish patter, farcical misunderstandings and spirited performances reveals the youthful Rossini already in command of comic opera.

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Bachtrack@bachtrackOct 19

Senta’s Dream x Pirates of the Caribbean: Philipp Stölzl’s inspired Flying Dutchman docks in @TheaterWien ✍️ Mark Pullinger bachtrack.com/review-der-fli…

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Bachtrack@bachtrackOct 17

A polemic for out times: Du Yun and Royce Vavrek's Angel’s Bone at English National Opera @E_N_O ✍️ David Karlin bachtrack.com/review-angels-…

A polemic for out times: Du Yun’s Angel’s Bone at ENO

Transferring from Manchester to London in expanded form, ENO stage a bruising, uncompromising allegory of modern slavery.

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Bachtrack@bachtrackOct 17

Mothers of Kherson world premiere issues an urgent call to action in Warsaw @Opera_Narodowa ✍️ Peter Quantrill bachtrack.com/review-kolomii…

Mothers of Kherson premiere issues an urgent call to action

A new Ukrainian opera brings tragedy and hope to the stage of the Polish National Opera in an outstanding world premiere.

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Bachtrack@bachtrackOct 16

Mascagni’s Iris blooms afresh to open the 75th @wexfordopera bachtrack.com/review-mascagn…

Mascagni’s Iris blooms afresh in Wexford

Wexford gives Mascagni’s neglected Iris a compelling new lease of life, with sensitive direction, outstanding singing and a hauntingly beautiful, redemptive conclusion.

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