OPERA
January/February 2016
After fifty years as a music critic, I finally made it to La Scala. What was I missing? Everything
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September 2015
When it comes to summer festival opera, Britain tends to get it right
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March 2015
Why is nobody composing great music? Because we have neglected its true source.
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October 2014
'Glyndebourne - which can feel like travelling a very long way just for a picnic - is often filled for the second act by people taking themost expensive nap it is possible to take'
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