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Macbeth review – powerful Verdi staging marks the end for a great company
Arts Council of Wales’s decision to axe its funding for Mid Wales Opera means this effective and cogent production is likely their last on this scale

Rian Evans

15, Mar, 2024 @1:29 PM

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ROH Madama Butterfly review – Grigorian inhabits the part to a degree one does not often experience
Asmik Grigorian is the standout attraction in this revival of Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier’s 2003 uncluttered production

Martin Kettle

15, Mar, 2024 @12:12 PM

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The Seven Deadly Sins review – LPO play Brecht and Weill with bite and swing
Danielle de Niese took on twinned roles of dancer and singer Anna with great style, the evening introduced by João Barradas’s fiery accordion

Erica Jeal

15, Mar, 2024 @12:11 PM

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Yard Act review – a band having fun in the midst of an identity crisis
Seeming to play their jagged post-punky early material with some reluctance, the Leeds band strike out into bold new territory with hypnotic electronic grooves, disco stompers – and a Napalm Death collab

Daniel Dylan Wray

15, Mar, 2024 @11:07 AM

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Charles Lloyd: The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow review – sax legend shows no sign of slowing down
The octogenarian joyfully whispers and warbles his way through sublime tone poems, impassioned tributes and traditional spirituals with an all-star band

John Fordham

15, Mar, 2024 @8:30 AM

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Kacey Musgraves: Deeper Well review – folk-pop that’s high on life and pure as mountain air
The crossover star’s sixth album opens with a spectacular one-two of the most beautiful songs you’ll hear all year – but the loved-up mood and back-to-nature wonder becomes twee

Rachel Aroesti

15, Mar, 2024 @8:00 AM

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Charlotte Church’s Big Sing was not antisemitic | Letters
Letter: A Jewish attender says the event was an exemplary singalong where ordinary people got together to call for peace. Plus a letter from John Bond on marches calling for a ceasefire in Gaza

14, Mar, 2024 @6:38 PM

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Strauss: Josephs Legende album review – not top-drawer Strauss but there’s much worth savouring
Four harps, a wind machine and a heckelphone feature on this little known score for an abandoned Nijinsky ballet.

Erica Jeal

14, Mar, 2024 @4:30 PM

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Dorothy Howell: Orchestral Works album review – buoyant performances show off Howell’s quicksilver gifts
A Keats-inspired tone poem and an evocative still unstaged ballet are among the works finally getting their due in the BBC Concert Orchestra’s new recording

Erica Jeal

14, Mar, 2024 @3:47 PM

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Barber of Seville review – high energy, whimsy and Stetsons as Rossini goes to the wild west
With a dash of Monty Python and a sprinkling of Carry On, Charles Court Opera’s slimmed-down staging of the comic opera is pacy and entertaining

Flora Willson

14, Mar, 2024 @2:53 PM

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‘Beyoncé said: you’re so silly, I love you!’ Tierra Whack, America’s most creative rapper
She’s a muse to megastars, a champion of Lego and raps about her imaginary friend – but behind the whimsy is a street-hardened MC confronting grief and depression

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

14, Mar, 2024 @1:32 PM

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Post your questions for Gabrielle
After being championed by Stormzy and Adele, the chart-topping British pop, soul and R&B singer is back with a new album and huge tour – and answering your questions

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

14, Mar, 2024 @1:13 PM

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