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Fiona Maddocks
Ralph Fiennes takes on Tchaikovsky in his deft opera debut

Sat 7 Feb 2026

Ralph Fiennes takes on Tchaikovsky in his deft opera debut
Stephen Pritchard
Julia Wolfe’s unEarth: an oratorio by the voices of the future

Sat 31 Jan 2026

Julia Wolfe’s unEarth: an oratorio by the voices of the future
Joanna Moorhead
The latest radical improvisation at Ronnie Scott’s: classical music

Fri 30 Jan 2026

The latest radical improvisation at Ronnie Scott’s: classical music
Stephen Pritchard
The Fourth Choir brings James Joyce’s The Dead to life

Sun 25 Jan 2026

The Fourth Choir brings James Joyce’s The Dead to life
Fiona Maddocks
Is Lise Davidsen the soprano of the century?

Fri 16 Jan 2026

Is Lise Davidsen the soprano of the century?
Fiona Maddocks
Home listening: the latest classical releases

Sun 11 Jan 2026

Home listening: the latest classical releases
Karl Fallon
Jamie Wilkins is not your normal composer

Sun 11 Jan 2026

Jamie Wilkins is not your normal composer
Fiona Maddocks
Alfred Brendel: a Musical Celebration – a night to remember

Fri 9 Jan 2026

Alfred Brendel: a Musical Celebration – a night to remember
Fiona Maddocks
The best of classical in 2026

Thu 1 Jan 2026

The best of classical in 2026
Fiona Maddocks
The best classical of 2025

Thu 25 Dec 2025

The best classical of 2025
Stephen Pritchard
Inside the Beethovenhalle Bonn’s £200m renovation

Sun 21 Dec 2025

Inside the Beethovenhalle Bonn’s £200m renovation
Fiona Maddocks
A memorable Messiah, with King Charles in the house

Sun 21 Dec 2025

A memorable Messiah, with King Charles in the house
Fiona Maddocks
Playlist of the week: songs for midwinter

Thu 18 Dec 2025

Playlist of the week: songs for midwinter
Fiona Maddocks
The Kurt Cobain opera is hallucinogenic

Sat 13 Dec 2025

The Kurt Cobain opera is hallucinogenic
Fiona Maddocks
The RCM’s Cunning Little Vixen is beguiling

Tue 9 Dec 2025

The RCM’s Cunning Little Vixen is beguiling
Fiona Maddocks
Home listening: the best Christmas classical releases

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Home listening: the best Christmas classical releases
Fiona Maddocks
Vive la farce: Handel’s Partenope returns to ENO

Sun 30 Nov 2025

Vive la farce: Handel’s Partenope returns to ENO
Fiona Maddocks
Vive la farce: Handel’s Partenope returns to ENO

Sat 29 Nov 2025

Vive la farce: Handel’s Partenope returns to ENO
Stephen Pritchard
A lament for lost birds

Sun 23 Nov 2025

A lament for lost birds
Stephen Pritchard
Cross-Channel harmony at the London Festival of Baroque Music

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Cross-Channel harmony at the London Festival of Baroque Music
Fiona Maddocks
A radical reworking of The Makropulos Case

Sat 8 Nov 2025

A radical reworking of The Makropulos Case
Fiona Maddocks
Oxford International Song festival hits a note of radicalism

Thu 30 Oct 2025

Oxford International Song festival hits a note of radicalism
Fiona Maddocks
Wexford festival’s operatic rarities

Fri 24 Oct 2025

Wexford festival’s operatic rarities
Fiona Maddocks
Benjamin Britten’s oddball masterpiece

Fri 17 Oct 2025

Benjamin Britten’s oddball masterpiece
Stephen Pritchard
Misogyny and misinformation in a 21st-century Handel

Sat 11 Oct 2025

Misogyny and misinformation in a 21st-century Handel
Fiona Maddocks
Garland – a horse, a car park, and a night of pure imagination

Sat 27 Sept 2025

Garland – a horse, a car park, and a night of pure imagination
Fiona Maddocks
Anna Netrebko electrifies in a controversial Tosca

Fri 19 Sept 2025

Anna Netrebko electrifies in a controversial Tosca
Fiona Maddocks
Anton Bruckner’s divisive legacy

Sat 13 Sept 2025

Anton Bruckner’s divisive legacy
Fiona Maddocks
Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District – satire at the opera

Fri 5 Sept 2025

Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District – satire at the opera
Fiona Maddocks
Lucerne’s musical bonanza

Sat 30 Aug 2025

Lucerne’s musical bonanza
Fiona Maddocks
An elegy for Ukraine

Sat 23 Aug 2025

An elegy for Ukraine
Phil Hebblethwaite
Mahler’s world in sound

Sat 16 Aug 2025

Mahler’s world in sound
Erica Wagner
How to bring a symphony to life

Sun 10 Aug 2025

How to bring a symphony to life
Fiona Maddocks
The restless poetry of Kát’a Kabanová

Sat 9 Aug 2025

The restless poetry of Kát’a Kabanová
Vanessa Thorpe
Was that eight-hour choral epic on a beanbag worth it?

Thu 7 Aug 2025

Was that eight-hour choral epic on a beanbag worth it?
Fiona Maddocks
A singalong Dido and Aeneas

Sun 3 Aug 2025

A singalong Dido and Aeneas
Fiona Maddocks
A spectacular series of firsts at the Proms

Sat 26 Jul 2025

A spectacular series of firsts at the Proms
Fiona Maddocks
Mark Simpson: ‘When I perform I’m like a shaman’

Sun 20 Jul 2025

Mark Simpson: ‘When I perform I’m like a shaman’
Fiona Maddocks
Leonard Bernstein’s opera of suburbia

Sat 19 Jul 2025

Leonard Bernstein’s opera of suburbia

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