Guardian Music — Grand, LeedsCan Donizetti's Mary Stuart ever work when separated from history? It's a thorny question, posed, if inadequately answered, by Antony McDonald's new staging for Opera North. Donizetti's take on the relationship between Mary, Queen of Scot... more info

The Telegraph — She made her name playing male roles, but mezzo Sarah Connolly is about to portray a sexy Mary Stuart, says Rupert Christiansen. more info

Guardian Music — Wigmore Hall, LondonAnyone who emerged from the Royal Opera's recent production of Tamerlano with their faith in Handel dented would have found it restored by this wonderful concert, in which Rosemary Joshua and Sarah Connolly sang arias and duets fr... more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonWith Sarah Connolly's celebrated mezzo and Dietrich Henschel's marvellously variegated bass, Harry Christophers had recruited some impressive talents for his performance of Bach's great B minor Mass. But to sing solo with the Sixteen ... more info

Guardian Music — The annual feast of jingoism had flags, fancy-dress and David Attenborough on a floor polisher It's six years, I discover, since I previously attended the last night of the Proms. That was a relatively standard affair presided over by conductor Leona... more info

Guardian Music — Sarah Connolly's Schumann album is entitled Songs of Love and Loss, an indication not only of her choice of material, but also, on occasion, of the essence of her approach. Structured round Frauenliebe und -leben and the Eichendorff Liederkreis, this... more info

Guardian Music — Sarah Connolly's Schumann album is entitled Songs of Love and Loss, an indication not only of her choice of material, but also, on occasion, of the essence of her approach. Structured round Frauenliebe und -leben and the Eichendorff Liederkreis, this... more info