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Dance

Alice in Wonderland (English National Ballet, London Coliseum) Soiree Jerome Robbins (Paris Opera Ballet, Opera Gamier) The art of arrangement Giannandrea Poesio M any......

Opera

Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci (Welsh National Opera at the Royal Opera House) From primness to power Rupert Christiansen D espite scandalous setbacks over the Cardiff Bay......

Music

Compilation confrontation Peter Phillips C laudio Abbado's surprising decision to take Deutsche Grammophon to court in Paris has let loose an entirely predictable flood of......