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Messiaen
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Book Review
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Robert Sherlaw Johnson's book on Messiaen makes a significant contribution to this year's re-assessment of the composer.
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Messiaen 2008
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Feature
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A personal look back at concerts celebrating Olivier Messiaen's centenary year during the past 12 months.
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Review of 2008
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Feature
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MusicOMH's reviewers make their choices of the best and worst in opera and concerts on offer during the past year.
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Angelika Kirchschlager
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Interview
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The Austrian mezzo-soprano talks to musicOMH about her role in the Royal Opera's Hänsel und Gretel.
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Christine Rice
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Interview
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The mezzo-soprano talks about playing Giulietta in Covent Garden's revival of Les Contes d'Hoffmann.
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Richard Hickox
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Obituary
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We pay tribute to the conductor Richard Hickox who has died just days before the opening of ENO's Riders to the Sea.
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Wagner Renewed
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Preview
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London Lyric Opera present a concert performance of The Flying Dutchman conducted by Lionel Friend.
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Autumn 2008
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Preview
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Looking forward to Independent Opera at Sadler's Wells, a tribute to Reginald Goodall and a John Armitage Memorial concert.
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BBC Symphony Orchestra
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Preview
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The BBC SO's 2008/9 season gets off to an impressive start with Beethoven's Missa Solemnis and we preview coming events.
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Kings Place
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Preview
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London gets a brand new venue, when the King's Cross centre opens on 1st October. The opening week has 100 concerts to enjoy.
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David Alden
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Interview
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The American director talks to musicOMH about his career and the Royal Opera's forthcoming production of La Calisto.
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Ingo Metzmacher
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Interview
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The conductor talks to MusicOMH about the mammoth prom performance of Messiaen's opera St Francis of Assisi.
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John Copley
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Interview
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The veteran director celebrates 60 years of working with the Royal Opera with the 21st revival of his Boheme production.
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Marnie Breckenridge
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Interview
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The American soprano, who has just taken over the role of Cundegonde, talks about ENO's Candide.
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Sally Matthews
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Interview
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The soprano talks to us about her career and the Royal Opera's production of The Rake's Progress.
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John Eliot Gardiner
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Interview
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The eminent conductor talks to musicOMH about his passion for Verdi.
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BBC Proms
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Preview
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Roger Wright announces his first season running from July to September 2008.
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Preview: Aldeburgh Festival 2008
We preview some of the less conventional offerings at the 61st Aldeburgh Festival, including the opera An Ocean of Rain.
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Interview: Sarah Connolly
The mezzo-soprano tells us about her role in David McVicar's production of Der Rosenkavalier for ENO.
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Interview: David Harsent
The poet and librettist of The Minotaur talks to us about working with Harrison Birtwistle prior to the opera's premiere.
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Interview: Edward Gardner
English National Opera's Music Director talks to us about his career and the forthcoming production of Punch and Judy.
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A Feast of Birtwistle
Not one, not two, but three productions of operas by Harrison Birtwistle will grace London stages during the coming months.
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Interview: Kate Royal
We talk to the soprano about her rise to fame and her Pamina in the Royal Opera's revival of Die Zauberflöte.
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Olivier Awards Opera Winners
The results of the 2008 Olivier Awards for Opera may cause raised eyebrows amongst regular operagoers.
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Olivier Awards Opera Nominations
Surprises for some in the 2008 Olivier Awards nominations in the opera category which have just been announced.
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