A window into a different world
Category: Midlands
Half ghost story, half psychological thriller
Mullova’s masterful Sibelius and some Technicolor French showpieces
Jolly, jaunty, spikey, but misses out on the real punch
A Stravinsky/Puccini double bill? Sounds bonkers, but it works – sort of…
Opera North spins Katya’s grim story into gold
An inventive, energetic, revelatory Magic Flute from Opera North
Unashamedly ishoos-led but the people are real
Sumptuous sound and unbuttoned emotion from Norway
Several good things but patchy
A perfect 18th century marriage of music and dance
Witty brilliance mixed with soulful melancholy - totally engaging
Music which pulses in the brain long after it has stopped
The best play about the miners' strike
Something fishy and farcical in the insurance sector
Pianist Steven Osborne in music of intense stillness and supercharged energy