Doubling as vocalist and conductor, Angiolini is joined by fine singers in this rarely recorded late work. Giacomo Nanni's sonorous 'Fra l'ombre e gl'orrori' is a particular highlight ...
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He survived a stroke, a lightning strike, a fire - and created one of the world's most recognisable images. Now the Japanese artist's 'wild, fascinating' life has inspired an opera ...
Live on stage the Oscar-winning composer's score is disorientating, ecstatic and strange. Its star, Amanda Seyfried's pure voice is the anchor in a brief but absorbing set ...
The acclaimed US opera singer refuses to restrict himself or his audience. His current Barbican residency sees him range across genres. Always ask questions, always engage, he says. He talks 'capital O opera' and big ideas ...