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Covent Garden unleashes its beating heart, plus April’s best classical concerts and opera 5/5 Britain s piano wunderkind delivered a musically huge programme from the empty Barbican, his face impassive but his performance magical 12 April 2021 • 3:09pm Rich in irony: The Seven Deadly Sins Credit: Ellie Kurttz/ROH Seven Deadly Sins/Mahagonny Songspiel, Royal Opera House ★★★★★ On Friday night, while many performances were cancelled following the death of Prince Philip, the Royal Opera House, went ahead with the streamed premiere of two satirical works by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill. While some might feel that the company’s decision was disrespectful, I think the ROH did the right thing. Not only did they offer an on-screen tribute and a minute’s silence, I reckon the Duke of Edinburgh, who was well-known for finding opera a tremendous bore, might have enjoyed the theatrical flair of these shows and the hit songs. ....