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‘It’s really a very dark comedy’: Festen, the explosive opera based on the dinner-party-from-hell film

The Danish film about racism, child abuse and self-harm caused jaws to drop in the 90s. Can it work as opera? Absolutely, say lyricist Lee Hall and composer Mark-Anthony Turnage

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The week in dance: Nutcracker; Ruination; Cinderella review – sugar plums, hard centres and off to the ball

ENB’s new Nutcracker recaptures the joy, while Royal Ballet finesse shines through the bling in a Frederick Ashton classic. Plus, a searing festive antidote from Ben Duke

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Tosca review – Bryn Terfel’s lustful Scarpia returns to intimidate and compel

Natalya Romaniw brings vulnerability and depth to Tosca and, in the pit, Eun Sun Kim conducts with subtlety and delicacy in this revival of Jonathan Kent’s staging

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Tales of Hoffman at the Royal Opera House review: an engaging and thought-provoking production

4/5 Surreal sets and exuberant lighting powerfully underscore this engaging trio of love stories

Evening Standard

Composer Max Richter: ‘I’m a low-key raver! I love all kinds of music’

The creator of the most streamed classical album of all time on working with Margaret Atwood, enjoying Eurovision, and uniting people through music

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The week in classical: Eugene Onegin; Cavalleria rusticana; The Acts of Brízida Vaz/You Can’t Kill the Spirit– review

An experimental staging of Tchaikovsky’s opera brings fresh ideas and a few misses, ambitious community opera thrives in south London and a Cornish company goes nuclear

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Eugene Onegin review – stripped back staging is compelling and probing

Ted Huffman’s unfussy new production of Tchaikovsky’s opera is detailed and insightful. Kristina Mkhitaryan’s Tatyana is a particular highlight among a strong cast

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Ballet star Joseph Sissens: ‘I’d be in this world of gross privilege, and then I’d go visit my brother in prison’

As the Royal Ballet’s newly minted principal, the dancer is on a mission to challenge the industry’s underlying racism from the inside. He discusses his first steps – and the role of his dreams

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Pet Shop Boys' 10 greatest songs ranked, from It’s a Sin to West End Girls

The legendary British pop duo are playing a string of concerts at the Royal Opera House this week

Evening Standard

Countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński: ‘Breakdancing feeds into my performances – music dictates the way you move on stage’

The singer on his high voice, his forthcoming Proms debut and his other lives – as a breakdancer, skateboard champion and Vogue model

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Andrea Chénier review – Pappano ends on a high with this sensational, thrilling revival

David McVicar’s 2015 staging of Giordano’s French Revolution opera is the final production of Antonio Pappano’s tenure as music director of the Royal Opera. With leads Jonas Kaufmann and Sondra Radvanovsky, it is an exciting, affecting evening

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32 of the best red dresses ever worn on the red carpet

Wearing red on the red carpet can be a bold move, but these celebrities nailed it...

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Royal Ballet and Opera announces ambitious new season – and name change

2024-25 programme includes premieres of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s opera Festen and Wayne McGregor’s Margaret Atwood ballet MaddAddam

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The week in classical: Carmen; National Youth Chamber Choir/ OAE/Jeannin; LSO/ Roth review – from Habanera to doo-wop

Aigul Akhmetshina steals the show in Damiano Michieletto’s uneven new 70s-set Bizet. And in a good week for world premieres, four composers take on Handel while the London Symphony Orchestra channels death metal

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‘Misguided wokeism’ puts people off opera, says top London conductor

LSO’s Antonio Pappano says many in UK are ‘embarrassed’ by art form and suspicious of cultural achievements

Evening Standard

Whatever comes next for gaming it's going to happen in London – we're world leading

The capital’s creative sectors are taking advantage of everything the gaming sector has to offer: the result is a blossoming of cultural innovation

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Carmen review – Aigul Akhmetshina is electrifying in simmering, naturalistic staging

Conjuring the oppressive Mediterranean heat and the claustrophobia of a fraying close-knit community, Damiano Michieletto’s new production of Bizet’s tragedy is rich with drama and potent

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Swan Lake; Danses Concertantes/Different Drummer/Requiem – review

The Royal Ballet’s long-running and rather cumbersome Swan Lake is elevated by the dancers’ artistry, while a fine Kenneth MacMillan triple bill deserves more performances

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The week in classical: Our Mother; Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha; Madama Butterfly – review

Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater is reimagined for the stage; the South African soprano scales the heights from Strauss to The Sound of Music; and Asmik Grigorian is a shattering Butterfly

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Equality groups urge cultural elite to give up Garrick Club membership

Campaigners call for ‘outdated structures’ that undermine progress and encourage inequality to be dismantled

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Garrick Club’s men-only members list reveals roll-call of British establishment

Exclusive: Details made public for first time prompt anger over how many influential figures belong to club that bars women

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The Royal Ballet celebrates new talent in choreography with edgy set design

The Royal Ballet Festival of New Choreography encompasses performances and events at the Royal Opera House in London

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The week in classical: La bohème; Family Ties: The Schumanns and the Mendelssohns; Treske Quartet – review

Royal Opera House; Queen Elizabeth Hall; Conway Hall, LondonPuccini’s genius shines through as his centenary year gets under way. Elsewhere, a good week for the Mendelssohns, and a Carrot Revolution

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La Bohème review – Angela Gheorghiu reprises a legendary Mimì

This revival of Richard Jones’s 2017 staging sees the diva return to the stage and the role that made her name, and if Gheorghiu doesn’t quite sparkle as she did 30 years ago, there is superb support from her fellow bohemians

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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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