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Balfe: Falstaff (RTÉ Lyric FM)

A breath of fresh air [RW]

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MusicWeb International has been reviewing classical recordings and presenting articles and interviews for 30 years and has amassed well over 60,000 reviews. New reviews are posted daily Sunday to Thursday (UK time). We have a team of about 30 reviewers, all of whom are volunteers; we always welcome new faces – contact our editor-in-chief John Quinn. We produce the sort of in-depth reviews rarely produced elsewhere at no charge and it is upon these our reputation rests. Our reviews and other resources published before 2023 when this site was established can be found at our Archive site.

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