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L’Amour de Loin is a truly epic love affair

Gorgeous is the word for Kaija Saariaho’s L’Amour de Loin, which gets its British premiere at the Coliseum. Comments

The House of Special Purposes lacks sense of impending peril

We all know what happened to the Romanov family but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a fine drama to be made out of the months of their imprisonment. Comments

Dr Korczak's Example is always affecting

UK talent hits Dizzeeing high at Wireless Festival

For all its commercial dealings, the Wireless Festival has at least found its soul by championing UK urban music. Comments

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Benny Andersson Band return to pre-Abba days

Those who brought their Abba banners were sorely disappointed by the Benny Andersson Band offering mostly traditional Swedish folk. Comments

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There's Vikings, Darwin and Six Parties at the National

The National Theatre’s New Connections season fizzes with promise. Comments

Rusalka is deeply, deeply moving

Storywise Dvorak’s rather wonderful Rusalka is essentially the Little Mermaid with a Slavic twist. Comments

L’Amour de Loin is a truly epic love affair

Dr Korczak's Example is always affecting

Amy Leach's revival is decent enough but it’s hard not to long for greater depth and sense of place. Comments

The House of Special Purposes lacks sense of impending peril

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Blur bring Hyde Park to life again

Now in their 40s but lacking none of their energy, Blur came to the capital a band reborn. Comments

Sounds of London: Music that defines the capital

In an extract from Paul Du Noyer's exhilarating new history of the music that defines the capital, he recalls an early meeting with quintessentially London singer Amy Winehouse Comments