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It began with the tolling of a lone bell and ended in a transcendent blaze of golden light. The UK premiere of James MacMillan’s Fiat Lux...
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There's something undeniable about the way music can weave itself into the fabric of our lives, shaping our passions and leaving an indelible...
Crashing chords are followed by a spindly, untrammelled solo guitar. After this subsides, the singer lays out the issue: “I try, I cry, I just can...
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classical
A youthful evening promises more than it delivers
UK premiere of 'Fiat Lux' alongside other works evoking transcendence and revelation
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opera
Sinéad Campbell Wallace's corrupted princess stuns in Bruno Ravella's production
Jennifer Davis and Susan Bullock pull out all the stops in Janáček's moving masterpiece
'Lohengrin' marks a remarkable singer's arrival on Planet Wagner