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Proms 2010: Thrilled by a call of the wild

03.09.10
Antonacci may be a soprano but her rich vibrato allows her into mezzo-soprano repertoire, notably Carmen... more

The best of the Proms 2010

13.07.10
London’s annual classical music celebration begins on Friday ­— our critics guide you through the star performers and musical treasures... more

Pictures From An Exhibition is not very Modest

14.05.09
Being Modest Mussorgsky doesn't look like fun, at least not as he's portrayed in Daniel Kramer's dramatisation of his short and troubled life in Pictures From An Exhibition.... more

Making a song and dance of Mussorgsky

29.04.09
A gaunt young actor is staggering about the chalked-up floor of a rehearsal room, a vodka bottle to his lips... more

Best CDs of 2008

19.12.08
From funk to fado, our critics round up the albums of the year.... more

A no-frills, loveless Boris, and not even a loo break

28.11.08
In November 1949 at Covent Garden, I saw Mussorgsky's opera Boris Godunov for the first time, with the sublimely beautiful voice of Christoff as Boris, a Bulgarian giant among the pygmy Welshmen who were the hacks of the regular company... more

Boris Godunov is just good enough

11.11.08
This ENO production of Boris Godunov seems a worthy affair rather than a triumph, says Barry Millington.... more

A tenor for a tenner with ENO and the Standard

03.10.08
The English National Opera is offering 10,000 tickets to see some of its hottest productions for only £10... more

Dennis and menace for Adès

28.07.08
Thomas Adès mainly Russian Prom looked rather mainstream for his quirky eclecticism but maybe we should always expect the unexpected.... more

The 25 must-see Proms

16.07.08
The 2008 Proms caters for all tastes, prejudices and proclivities as never before. Here are the moments you can't miss.... more

Emperor loses some grandeur

01.02.08
In constantly pushing on in pursuit of a more dynamic approach, Kirill Karabits sacrificed the opulence the Emperor Concerto surely demands.... more

Triumph on epic scale

20.07.07
Vassily Sinaisky shaped this large-scale canvas with masterly command, drawing superb playing from the BBC Philharmonic at the Proms 2007.... more


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