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Articles from 24th Jun 2010
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Review: Don Giovanni at Longborough Opera
Jun 24 2010 | Music
The achievements and enterprise of Longborough Opera are now world-renowned, but we continue to marvel at what this tiny summer festival, nestling deep in the Cotswolds, manages to bring off year by year. Read
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Review: Birmingham Conservatoire, Repertoire Orchestra, at Adrian Boult Hall
Jun 24 2010 | Music
Sometimes it needs the freshness of young people to revitalise our perceptions of well-loved pieces of music which have lived long in the memory. Read
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Review: Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra, at Adrian Boult Hall
Jun 24 2010 | Music
Two works premiered within three years of each other, yet looking in totally opposite directions. Elgar’s Violin Concerto, heartbreakingly reflective, and Stravinsky’s ballet The Rite of Spring, almost literally ground-breaking, shattering virtually every musical mould, and pointing towards a future which has still not been totally embraced. Read
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Review: All-Night Vigil by Ex Cathedra, at Birmingham Oratory
Jun 24 2010 | Music
Superlatives are not enough for this final concert in Ex Cathedra's 40th anniversary season. Read
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Birmingham Conservatoire's ode to joy
Jun 24 2010 | Music
Birmingham Conservatoire hosts a musical tribute to a number of familiar faces, writes Christopher Morley. Read
