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Opera

Aida (Barbican) Verdi triumph Michael Tanner S omehow the prospect of a concert per- formance of Aida at the Barbican, present- ed by the European Academy, the Accademia......

Music

Tavener on top Peter Phillips F or the first time since I've been moni- toring these things John Tavener seems to be more famous than John Taverner. The playing field has not......