The Telegraph — Natalia Osipova is the latest Royal Ballet principal to tackle the great role of Manon - and the results are fascinating, says Sarah Crompton more info

The Telegraph — Francesca Hayward as Manon completely inhabits the decadent world of 18th-century Paris, says Sarah Crompton more info

The Telegraph — Kenneth MacMillan's Manon is 40 years old but remains as powerful as ever more info

The Telegraph — The first presentation of Puccini's Manon Lescaut for 30 years is soulless, says Rupert Christiansen more info

The Telegraph — The Royal Opera's first presentation of Puccini's Manon Lescaut for more than 30 years is perhaps the visually ugliest show at Covent Garden in living memory more info

The Daily Mail — The family, including children Manon and Gulliver, were in the Primrose Hill area of London looking like any other family in that area. more info

The Telegraph — Though the production missed the point, the playing and singing were outstanding, says Rupert Christiansen     more info

ContactMusic — Damian Lewis is learning to tap dance. The actor - who has daughter Manon, six and son Gulliver, five, with wife Helen McCrory - copes with being... more info

Guardian Music — Guildhall School of Music & Drama, LondonTriple bills make handy programming for music colleges on account of the number of singers that can be cast in principal roles. Here, two short operas by Massenet and one by Martinů provide opportunities for ... more info

Guardian Music — Henze's artistic credo was that music ought to have something to say about human emotion and to contribute to contemporary societyThere is a story that Hans Werner Henze reports in his fascinating and brave autobiography Bohemian Fifths that symbolis... more info