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		January-February Concerts: Preview 2008
		Dave Paxton previews classical concerts around London in January and February 2008. Valery Gergiev and Natalie Dessay feature.

operas

		La Cenerentola

		Royal Opera House

Rossini's Cinderella story brings festive fun to the Royal Opera House, with Magdalena Kozena in the title role, supported by Toby Spence.

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operas

		The Magic Flute

		Film review

Our writer loves Kenneth Branagh's new film of Mozart's Singspiel, an interpretation of both insight and great, fantastical entertainment.

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recordings

		Melcer Piano Concertos

		Hyperion

Jonathan Plowright and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform two piano concertos by barely-known Romantic Melcer.

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features

		Review of 2007

		Feature

MusicOMH.com's regular opera and classical writers give their personal views on the highlights and lowlights of the year.

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classical features

		Interview: Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser The directing duo talk to musicOMH about the world of opera, including their production of La Cenerentola at Covent Garden.

		News: 2007 British Composer Awards The results of the annual competition are out, the winners including Thomas Adès, Wolfgang Rihm and Oliver Knussen.

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opera reviews

		Parsifal @ Royal Opera House, London In a welcome return to the Royal Opera House, Bernard Haitink conducts Wagner's final solemn masterpiece.

		Billy Budd @ Barbican Hall, London Ian Bostridge stars as Captain Vere in a concert performance of Benjamin Britten's Billy Budd, conducted by Daniel Harding.

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concert reviews

		Le Concert d'Astrée @ Barbican Hall, London The orchestra, under Emmanuelle Haïm perform Handel and Bach, with soloists including Robert Gleadow.

		LPO/Alsop @ Royal Festival Hall, London Marin Alsop conducts the Rite of Spring, while Colin Currie is soloist in Jennifer Higdon's thrilling Percussion Concerto.

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classical recordings reviews

		Russian National Orchestra Pentatone Classics Yakov Kreizberg leads the Russian orchestra through Shostakovich's Fifth and Ninth symphonies.

		Dvorák Symphony No.8 Pentatone Classics Yakov Kreizberg leads the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam through Dvorák's symphony.

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bbc proms reviews

		BBC Prom 72 Anna Netrebko and Joshua Bell are soloists in this Last Night of the BBC Proms, with the BBCSO and Jirí Belohlávek.

		BBC Prom 71 James Levine and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, in their second Prom, impress in works by Carter, Bartók and Brahms.

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NOW IN CLASSICAL

NEWSLETTER: Subscribe to our Opera/Classical Newsletter FILM REVIEW: Kenneth Branagh directs The Magic Flute OPERA REVIEW: Magdalena Kozena stars as Rossini's La Cenerentola CONCERT REVIEW: Le Concert d’Astrée perform Bach and Handel 2008 PREVIEW: We preview January and February concerts in London REVIEW OF 2007: MusicOMH.com reviews the Opera/Classical year INTERVIEW: Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser talk about the RO's La Cenerentola NEWS STORY: Results for the 2007 British Composer Awards CD REVIEW: Jonathan Plowright in concertos by Melcer COMING IN 2008: Gergiev's Mahler, Barbican La Traviata, ROH Natalie Dessay, Barbican Madam Butterfly, ENO

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