Competition
Win a pair of tickets to see Port
The playwright Simon Stephens had a remarkable 2012. His version of Ibsen’s A Doll’s House for the Young Vic was widely acclaimed, while his adaptation of Mark Haddon’s much-loved bestseller The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time did well enough to earn a forthcoming transfer to the West End. It doesn’t stop in 2013. This month the National is reviving Port, an early play by Stephens. We are offering a pair of tickets to see it. All you need to do is answer the following three questions before the deadline of midnight on 20 January. Hint hint: you’ll find the information you need in theartsdesk Q&A with Stephens published last summer.
22 January – 24 March - Over 230 £12 Tickets for every performance. For more information and to book tickets please visit nationaltheatre.org.uk/port
new music
CD: British Electric Foundation - Music of Quality and Distinction Vol 3: Dark
Resurrected after 22 years, does this covers project still work?
CD: Stooshe - London with the Lights On
Mouthy London trio's debut is loaded with enjoyable bawdiness and attitude
Lubomyr Melnyk, Village Underground
The pioneer of continuous music astonishes while Bon Iver’s preferred artist Gregory Euclide paints live, on stage
classical
Classical CDs Weekly: Schumann, Sibelius, Maria Schneider
Child-centred pianism, rugged orchestral music and an enjoyable disc of contemporary songs
L'Allegro, Il Penseroso ed il Moderato, St John's Smith Square
A joyful and accomplished opening to this year's Lufthansa Baroque Festival
Classical CDs Weekly, Grainger, Mahler, Piazzolla
Rousing Antipodean choral music, a downbeat symphony and lots of tangos
opera
Falstaff, Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Comedy is king in a Falstaff revival which is consistently enjoyable but could be a little less nice
Ariadne auf Naxos, Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Strauss's opera reluctantly enters the Battle of Britain courtesy of a young German director
La donna del lago, Royal Opera
Joyce DiDonato, Juan Diego Flórez and Michael Spyres triumph over adversity