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• The Royal Ballet: Ashton mixed bill review – a five-star masterclass

  

  20 Oct 2014: Elegance and intelligence abound in this evening devoted to the genius of the choreographer Frederick Ashton, says Judith Mackrell

• I due Foscari; The Trial – review

  

  19 Oct 2014: Plácido Domingo remains a mesmerising stage presence, while Philip Glass takes on Kafka, writes Fiona Maddocks

• I Due Foscari review – Domingo is superb but elsewhere it's hit and miss

  

  15 Oct 2014: An ill-focused staging means that this new (to London) production of Verdi’s tragedy doesn’t quite gel, writes Tim Ashley

• Placido Domingo on the opera stage - in pictures

  14 Oct 2014: Tonight, Placido Domingo returns to the Royal Opera House to sing in Verdi’s I Due Foscari, his 28th role for the company in a 43-year-career of performing there. Here’s a few highlights of the singer’s many roles over recent years.

• Il Barbiere di Siviglia review – an uncommonly satisfying team

  

  23 Sep 2014: Mark Elder’s elegant conducting, and old and new faces on stage make for a very enjoyable revival, writes Erica Jeal

• Pressure grows over BP arts sponsorship

  19 Sep 2014: Oil giant facing criticism over corporate sponsorship of cultural institutions including the Royal Opera House

• Rigoletto review – a startlingly physical slant on Verdi’s tragic jester

  16 Sep 2014: There is powerful chemistry between Simon Keenlyside and Aleksandra Kurzak, though the opera’s dramatic and musical climaxes are not always in sympathy, writes Tim Ashley

• Anna Nicole review – an abject story told indecently well

  

  14 Sep 2014: The right balance of pathos, intelligence and vulgarity make this real-life opera fly, writes Kate Kellaway

• Alan Titchmarsh to make West End debut in The Wind in the Willows

  12 Sep 2014: The presenter will be the narrator for the Royal Opera House’s Christmas production of the classic children’s tale

• How orchestras are riding the wave of change

  Guardian Professional, 28 Aug 2014: From cannabis concerts to blindfolded audiences, orchestras are engaging audiences in exciting new ways

• Mariinsky Ballet: Balanchine review – performances of studied excellence

  

  11 Aug 2014: The Mariinsky's joyful dancing does much to make up for Balanchine's occasional lack of choreographic imagination, writes Judith Mackrell

• Mariinsky Ballet: Swan Lake review – memorable flashes of brilliance

  

  10 Aug 2014:

  Oksana Skorik shows great potential, though for impeccable Russian flair look no further than Yorkshire's Xander Parish, writes Luke Jennings

• Mariinsky Ballet: Swan Lake review – lyric sweep and poetic nuance

  

  4 Aug 2014: The Mariinsky company lives up to its reputation in a production brimming with collective and individual excellence, writes Judith Mackrell

• Mariinsky Ballet: Romeo and Juliet review – old-school virtuosity

  

  3 Aug 2014:

  Lavrovsky's creaky Romeo and Juliet is made mesmerising by the Mariinsky, writes Luke Jennings

• Nobody's Baby review – Arthur Pita's evocative dance fantasy

  

  28 Jul 2014:

  Depression-era dance marathons provide the backdrop for this gruellingly long, and brilliantly inventive piece, writes Judith Mackrell

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