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Michael White
Leaving space for the music
Violet grasps a core truth about opera: that good narratives don’t tell you everything but leave space for the music to fill in, working a magic of its own.
Exaggerated greatness: The Wreckers reviewed
An "outstanding" opera and some "memorable" interpretations of Bach
A Passion Project
In Oberammergau, the other week, an entire Bavarian village geared up for the opening of this year’s Passion Play.
Britten's "Peter Grimes" is a tale for our times
Too much to Handel
The Royal Opera’s flashy production of ‘Theodora’ reduces its Christian context to a minimum, says Michael White
Festive fortunes
Over Christmas, Michael White is unmoved by Verdi’s ‘Nambucco’ and charmed by Berlioz’s ‘L‘Enfance du Christ’
MacMillan’s Christmas cracker
<I>Michael White</I> reports on the premiere of James MacMillan’s Christmas Oratorio and the annual Britten festival in Suffolk
Rheingold: Opera as life and death at the Royal Opera House
Pole stars hit the right note
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