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Mu Sic

Russian flamboyance Peter Phillips T he Proms debut of Mikhail Pletnev's Russian National Orchestra (8 August) has been a high point of the season thus far. Formed in 1990 with......

Opera

Ermione (Glyndebourne) Frowning and scowling Michael Tanner R ossini's Ermione is what might be called an ideal Glyndebourne opera: it is quite short, at just over two hours; it......