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An all-star production of Britten’s opera thrilled; Soviet-era melancholy flowed through Shostakovich’s quartets; and the RPO rose to their game-changing new conductor

In 1904 a German writer called England the land without music. The emergence of Elgar corrected that calumny.

Deborah Warner’s detailed new production sets Britten’s opera in a decayed coastal town in post-Brexit Britain. Allan Clayton – on top form – leads an outstanding cast; conductor Mark Elder emphasises the score’s beauty and well as its violence

Handsomely sung, played and staged, this production just misses the heart of darkness. Opera review by David Nice

How do you breathe life into the tale of the troubled Grimes and the villagers who torment him? We went along to rehearsals to talk to the cast and creative team behind the Royal Opera House’s new production

A man who drives his 90-year-old classic car to work everyday reveals his secrets in keeping it running. ...

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Four people have been charged in the death of an Edmonton man who was reported missing before his body was found northwest of the capital city.

Four men charged, three with second-degree murder, in relation to death of missing man whose remains found in Lac Ste. Anne County in Sept.