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David Nice

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The classical music and opera editor of theartsdesk, David writes, lectures and broadcasts on music. A former music critic for The Guardian and The Sunday Correspondent, he has made regular appearances on BBC Radio 3, not least in the long-running series Building a Library. He has written short studies on Elgar, Richard Strauss, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky and the history of opera, and is currently working on the second volume of his Prokofiev biography for Yale University Press. He runs two Zoom lecture series, Opera in Depth on Mondays and a symphonies course on Thursdays.

Articles By David Nice

Rachlin, Oslo PO, Mäkelä, Oslo Konserthus/Perianes, LPO, Berman, RFH review - the best-laid plans…

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Rigoletto, Royal Opera review - second time lucky

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The Cunning Little Vixen, English National Opera review - half-realised men and beasts

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This Is Going To Hurt, BBC One review - hospital drama with a realistic difference

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Kantorow, Philharmonia, Rouvali, RFH review – a new brilliance on the London concert scene

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Bajazet, Irish National Opera, Linbury Theatre review – robust but a bit rough

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Stikhina, Kowaljow, LSO, Noseda, Barbican review - dramatic songs of death, electrifying dances of life

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Fischer, LPO, Søndergård, RFH review - poised Mozart, lean and hungry Strauss

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Theodora, Royal Opera review - God, love, sex, death - and terrorism

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Ozark, Series 4 Part 1, Netflix review - the Macbeths of the southern lakes in even deeper waters

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Total Immersion: Music for the End of Time review - miracles from the house of the dead

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Lise Davidsen, Leif Ove Andsnes, Barbican review - perfect Grieg, impressive Strauss and Wagner

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Don't Look Up, Netflix review - hitting most targets in high style

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Force Majeure, Donmar Warehouse review - fissures in a marriage

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Le nozze di Figaro, Royal Opera review - New Year champagne

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Best of 2021: Classical music concerts

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