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Fiona Maddocks
The Turn of the Screw is a masterclass in menace

Sat 4 Apr 2026

The Turn of the Screw is a masterclass in menace
Fiona Maddocks
The sounds of the Sistine Chapel

Fri 27 Mar 2026

The sounds of the Sistine Chapel
Fiona Maddocks
Royal Opera’s Siegfried for the ages

Fri 20 Mar 2026

Royal Opera’s Siegfried for the ages
Fiona Maddocks
Hugh Cutting, the countertenor finding his voice

Sun 15 Mar 2026

Hugh Cutting, the countertenor finding his voice
Fiona Maddocks
Víkingur Ólafsson's tribute to Kurtág

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Víkingur Ólafsson's tribute to Kurtág
Fiona Maddocks
Benjamin Britten’s pioneering pacifist opera

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Benjamin Britten’s pioneering pacifist opera
Fiona Maddocks
Home listening: sopranos in the spotlight

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Home listening: sopranos in the spotlight
Fiona Maddocks
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny is as subtle as a headbutt

Sat 21 Feb 2026

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny is as subtle as a headbutt
Fiona Maddocks
Così fan tutte on Coney Island is a carnival of mischief and mania

Sat 14 Feb 2026

Così fan tutte on Coney Island is a carnival of mischief and mania
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

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