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How The Nutcracker became the most popular ballet in the world – and a holiday colossus

At dance companies around the world, ‘Nutcracker’ season is in full swing. Clémence Michallon speaks to dancers and critics about the show that has become a staple across countries and generations

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The week in classical: Hansel and Gretel; London Handel Players; La Nativité du Seigneur – review

Humperdinck’s sweet-toothed favourite wins at least one new fan; the joy is contagious in Bach’s Magnificat; and the Christmas story as imagined by Messiaen

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Cavalleria rusticana/ Pagliacci; OAE/ Suzuki: Christmas Oratorio; The Sixteen: Messiah – review

Hot-blooded double bill Cav and Pag hits home in a fine Royal Opera revival, while the OAE and the Sixteen thrill in seasonal Bach and Handel. Plus, the human cost of ENO’s move to Manchester

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‘This could be really interesting’: Manchester and English National Opera may yet suit each other

London’s loss will be Manchester’s gain as the opera company announces it is to create a base in the thriving cultural centre

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The week in classical: Jephtha; 7 Deaths of Maria Callas; Perfection, of a Kind: Britten vs Auden – review

Handel’s majestic final oratorio holds its own in Oliver Mears’s searching new production; Marina Abramović channels Maria Callas; and a well-told tale of when Britten met Auden

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Jephtha at the Royal Opera House review: highly recommended to all but zealots and puritans

This is a powerful indictment of religious fervour and the dangers that can stem from it

Evening Standard

King enjoys ballet performance so much ‘he could not stop tapping his feet’

Charles and Camilla chose not to sit in the Royal Box at the Opera House.

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Allan Clayton: ‘I’m your tortured tenor for hire’

His committed performances and expressive voice have made him one of today’s most admired singers. As he prepares for Jephtha at Covent Garden, Allan Clayton ponders creativity, pigeonholes and facial hair

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The week in classical: Under the Little Red Moon; Helen Charlston & Sholto Kynoch; Rigoletto – review

An ‘opera for tinies’ captivates its target audience; the mezzo of the moment dazzles at Oxford’s renamed song festival; and Oliver Mears’s #MeToo Verdi still resonates

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On my radar: Es Devlin’s cultural highlights

The set designer and artist on the most extraordinary opera, a gut-wrenching Sudanese-American poet and a writer’s new angle on economics

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English National Opera cuts risk ‘killing off of art form’, warn prominent music directors

Former ENO conductors Edward Gardner, Sir Mark Elder and the Royal Opera House’s Sir Antonio Pappano said cuts would make company ‘an empty shell of its former self’

The Independent UK

La Forza del Destino review – superb voices and slick dance routines for Loy’s reimagined Verdi

Christoph Loy’s 2019 staging staging feels more cogent in this, its first revival, and baritone Etienne Dupuis is stunning as Carlo

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Das Rheingold; Lucerne festival review – all about oil

From an all-consuming performance of Barrie Kosky’s fierce new Rheingold to a stage invasion in Lucerne, musical excellence and the climate emergency went hand in hand

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‘The most dangerous stage I’ve ever been on’: the wildest performances of Wagner’s Ring

Gods! Dragons! Horned helmets! Swords! Valkyries! The 15-hour apocalyptic epic is about to explode onto the Royal Opera stage. But what’s the best way to tackle ‘the ultimate opera’?

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Tips for going to the theatre on the cheap

Letters: Jude McGowan on being a lifelong theatregoer on a modest budget. Plus letters from Rory Murphy and Ian Wells

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Carlos Acosta: ‘At 50, I have to dance in a way that I can still walk off, and not call an ambulance’

The Cuban star on returning to the Royal Opera House stage, commissioning a heavy metal ballet and diversity in the arts

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The week in classical: 74th Aldeburgh Festival; Werther – review

From thundering Thorvaldsdóttir to late-night Bach, it’s a standout year for Britten’s music festival, while at the ROH Jonas Kaufmann made a subdued Werther

Evening Standard

Calling all school leavers: six reasons our Step Up Expo will change your life

Never has the education and careers landscape looked so complex for today’s teens. Julie Henry reports on two days of expert help

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Il trovatore; The Planets; Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed at the Orchestra review – from Bosch to Bash Street

Spellbinding Jamie Barton and company excel in Adele Thomas’s clear-sighted take on volatile Verdi; to the final frontier via Peckham; and kazoos at the ready for a Beano Concerto

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‘We can’t just be in our ivory tower’: the Italian conductor aiming to open up the Royal Opera House to everyone

Speranza Scappucci hopes to demystify the art form for the English public when she becomes principal guest conductor

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The week in classical: Wozzeck; Don Giovanni – Christian Gerhaher and Anja Kampe thrill in five-star Berg

Direction and music are as one in Deborah Warner’s gripping new Royal Opera production, while a fine young cast redeems thoughtful if low-key Mozart

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King’s College London cuts ties with opioids-linked Sackler family

University is latest body to distance itself from sponsorship by owners of Purdue Pharma, makers of OxyContin

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Director Adele Thomas: ‘In theatre, you need a private income just to live’

The theatre and opera director on how her working-class Welsh background informs her work, the strangeness of Il trovatore, and her eclectic running playlist

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The week in classical: Abomination: A DUP Opera; Aida – review

Its Belfast premiere positively crackled, and four years on, Conor Mitchell’s lush, searing satire on DUP homophobia continues to provoke

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The week in classical: Innocence; Sakari Oramo/BBCSO; Explore Ensemble – review

A big week for Finnish music and musicians led by Kaija Saariaho’s powerful opera about a school shooting, and a thrilling Bartok performance

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