Partenope review – edgy and erotic Handel update
Nardus Williams is stylish as she is swept up in a maelstrom of passions and longings while pursued by three suitors in a revival of Christopher Alden’s 2008 production
LSO/Pascal review – from an effervescent marimba to funeral gongs in compelling new music concert
This programme featured the LSO Futures at its best – three world premieres by Omri Kochavi, Sasha Scott and Donghoon Shin, whose piano concerto was brought to sparkling life by human dynamo Seong-Jin Cho
Battle of the Sexes review – tennis’s most famous match becomes kitschy, pacey opera
Tenor Nicky Spence was the comic ringleader in this all-singing all-dancing Hollywood-ready work that was anything but subtle
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius album review – Gardner and the LPO’s reading is bold and dramatic
Recorded live at the BBC Proms, Edward Gardner and the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s propulsive performance, with soloists Allan Clayton, Jamie Barton and James Platt, is one to cherish
Brahms: Symphony No 1, Tragic Overture album review – Petrenko and the Berliners give Brahms organic momentum
Brahms’s Tragic Overture leaps to life while there is much interest in a careful reading of the composer’s First Symphony in this new recording from the Berlin Philharmonic with their chief conductor
CBSO/Vänskä review – weird brilliance and neurotic tics in a compelling programme
Soprano Helena Juntunen brought Sibelius’ vocal works to dramatic life in a remarkable concert that paired the Finnish composer with late Shostakovich
Víkingur Ólafsson: Opus 109 album review – pianist’s concept album opens up transcendent vistas
Olafsson’s account of Beethoven’s Op 109 is one of the most beautiful on record, the centrepiece of a recording that links the composer to Bach and Schubert
The Devil’s Den review – folk horror opera with morris dancing and a sinister rabbit is an eccentric delight
Isabella Gellis’s first full-length stage work has the feel of a modern mystery play as it unpacks the legends surrounding an ancient Wiltshire monument
Trouble in Tahiti review – vibrant staging of Bernstein’s one-acter of marital discord
Mid Wales Opera continue to survive against the odds, and this small-scale but lively evening is full of wit and strong singing
Le Poème Harmonique: Hail! Bright Cecilia album review – Purcell’s ode shines in luxurious French recording
Vincent Dumestre and his radiant ensemble bring theatrical flair and exquisite detail to a joyous celebration of England’s patron saint of the baroque
Schubert 4 Hands album review – affectionately searching accounts from two pianists in emotional synergy
Leif Ove Andsnes and Bertrand Chamayou find lyrical intimacy and finely tuned emotional balance in Schubert’s late masterpieces for four hands
Bavarian Radio SO/Rattle review – consistently fine and fervent playing
Janacek’s spine-tingling Taras Bulba was paired with Bruckner’s 7th in an evening of illumination and excitement
Rebecca Clarke review – composer of spirited chamber music and songs finally gets her due
In a deftly curated programme, youthful compositions rubbed shoulders with music from her most productive period, the 1920s
BBC Symphony Orchestra/ Oramo/ Tetzlaff review – plain-speaking, big-hearted fare
Sakari Oramo and his orchestra served up a multifaceted concert, from swaggering Samuel Coleridge-Taylor to virtuosic Thomas Adès and mistily magical Sibelius
Rebecca Clarke: The Complete Songs album review – rich, radiant performances bring a forgotten voice to life
A superb survey of Clarke’s lyrical, long-overlooked songs reveals a composer of depth and drama