©James Glossop
5:22pm
Jonathan Boyd is excellent in the title role, but this production lacks emotional impact
Feb 20, 2013
A Turnage-composed showcase for bass player John Patitucci was the most successful element in this jazz-themed evening
Feb 19, 2013
This raucous opérette revival revels in campery and kitsch – but also delivers irresistible music and exceptional singing
Feb 19, 2013
Though seemingly sensitive and fragile, the singer-songwriter here revealed a tougher sensibility
Feb 19, 2013
There was a powerful sense of history in this gig from the bass player’s trio, featuring his wife Eliane Elias on piano
©Clive Barda
Feb 18, 2013
David McVicar’s production lacks substance, but Sarah Connolly delivers a triumphant performance in the title role
Feb 18, 2013
This was a thoughtfully planned opening concert in the Philarmonia’s Britten centenary season
Feb 17, 2013
Poulenc and Purcell make for a perfect pairing, though it is Aletta Collins’ inspired staging of the latter that really shines
Feb 15, 2013
‘The golden voice of Mali’ infuses his music with tropes from the 1970s club dance scene
©Vincent Pontet
Feb 13, 2013
This may not be Donizetti’s best opera but Valérie Nègre’s misfortune-dogged production does it no favours
Feb 13, 2013
The German quartet’s performance of an album that flopped in the 1980s was a triumph here
Feb 12, 2013
A tribute to John Cage provided musical charm and eclectic sounds – but will his work stand the test of time?
Feb 11, 2013
Two singers rise above the mess of David Pountney’s ultra-contrived staging
Feb 11, 2013
The pianist and his flawless band took stock ingredients and used them as a starting point for a magical mystery tour of modern music
Feb 11, 2013
This event, part of the Southbank’s ‘The Rest Is Noise’ festival, recalled Paris’s status as an artistic hub in the 1910s and ’20s
Feb 10, 2013
The tunes in Turnage’s latest and biggest orchestral work help to lighten the load of its overweight philosophical tone
Feb 8, 2013
Airbrushed from Tate Modern’s Kraftwerk shows, the German musician is still more prolific than his ex-band
Feb 7, 2013
The German electro-pop pioneers synthesised theatre, visual art and music irresistibly in the first of their “retrospective” shows
Feb 7, 2013
This recital by the American mezzo-soprano was notable for its sense of containment, rather than high drama
Feb 6, 2013
With a dream cast, this production is a superlative reading of a neglected piece of music history
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