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Raff’s survey of ‘the Last Things’ contains some surprisingly enterprising and original writing [PCG]

The warmest welcome for a superb new realisation of Delius’s greatest work of incidental music [PCG]

The first-ever Faust opera based on Goethe – and from a feminine perspective [PCG]

Bizet’s L’Arlésienne returns to its original theatrical roots, and the revelation is enchanting in the hands of Plasson [PCG]

A Wagner production from hell to be avoided at all possible costs [PCG]

Rossini standards held high in a new production of The Lady of the Lake [PCG]

Newly edited Puccini operatic suites receive glowing performances [PCG]

A musically splendid new video production of Delibes’s opera can do little to mask the more unsavoury aspects of the story [PCG]

Dame Janet Baker’s unparalleled stage performance of Orfeo makes a triumphant return to the catalogues [PCG]

Simon Rattle’s traversal of the Ring finally reaches Siegfried, with highly recommendable results [PCG]

A superbly realised version of Tchaikovsky’s essentially domestic opera avoids any elements of tragic inflation [PCG]

A first video release of a rare Schreker opera deserves a heartfelt welcome [PCG]

An enthusiastic welcome for a newly edited score of Ravel’s balletic masterpiece [PCG]

An astounding new opera from John Corigliano receives a benchmark performance [PCG]

A ground-breaking recording of a ground-breaking American musical [PCG]

An operatic rarity returns to the catalogue, and remains a worthwhile encounter [PCG]

A superior reissue of Peter Hall’s other superlative Britten production from Glyndebourne [PCG]

A beautiful new work from Estonia which will add to the growing reputation of the composer [PCG]

An unmatchable and irreplaceable video makes a welcome return to the catalogues [PCG]

Sir Bryn Terfel triumphs in Mussorgsky’s original vision of his conscience-stricken Tsar [PCG]

A delightfully entertaining modern take on Rossini brings overtones of Fellini to the action [PCG]

Extracts from an almost unknown superb opera raise hopes for a new complete recording [PCG]

Two world première Britten recordings remastered by Pristine make an enticing offering [PCG]

A rare example of German operetta, well performed but flawed yet again by inadequate documentation [PCG]