Opera North / Billy Budd
Great production, shame about the (lack of) surtitles.
Hugh Kerr
Hugh Kerr has written on music and cultural politics for the Scotsman, the Herald, the Guardian and Opera Magazine. With Nana Mouskouri he was in charge of music policy for the European Parliament from 1994-99. He has visited over 50 opera houses round the world and this is his 50th Edinburgh Festival
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Opera North / Puccini
Opera North Puccini double bill: a tale of two operas!
Hebrides Ensemble and Psappha
A magic anniversary concert.
BBC SSO/Runnicles
Works by Mozart and Mahler, in an almost perfect concert.
SCO/Ticciati/Quero
The SCO demonstrate that less can sometimes be more, even in the musical world.
Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra
Classical music is alive and well in the new Russia
RSNO / Søndergård
Dutch violinist Janine Jansen livens up an uneven concert
Scottish Chamber Orchestra: L'Enfance Du Christ
The usually delightful SCO disappoint with this Berlioz
Dunedin Consort: Fantasy & Madness
The haunting environs of Assembly Roxy are the perfect setting for this Dunedin Consort performance
The Marriage of Figaro
Scottish Opera's revival allows the beauty of Mozart's music and the humour of the plot to flourish.