Editor's picks
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10 of the best: Classical music comedies and parodies
We present an occasional and light-hearted series: a selection of 10 entirely subjectively chosen clips, this week representing our pick of classical music's best parodies, comedies, and sketches
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We took four New Yorkers to The Death of Klinghoffer: what was their verdict?
On Monday night, hundreds of people protested outside the Met opera that Klinghoffer was antisemitic. So what was our panel's take? -
Protestors disrupt The Death of Klinghoffer
News: Campaigners call for New York's Metropolitan Opera to cancel performance, saying work is antisemitic and glorifies terrorism -
Life on the Moon, ETO
Review: Haydn's little-known comedy is uproariously funny and exceptionally well sung, even if the staging can feel overly busy, writes Tim Ashley -
Giving a musical voice to war's unsung victims
Andrew Motion: Composer Sally Beamish has turned one of Andrew Motion's war poems into a new oratorio. The former poet laureate explains their tribute to the 'damaged living'