Guardian Music — Hoddinott Hall, CardiffCombining Schoenberg, Berg and Webern in one programme would strike most as an eyewatering challenge. Music from the first Viennese school is usually required to sweeten the bitter pill of the second but, despite the absence of... more info

Guardian Music — Sadler's Wells, LondonWhy the 23-year-old Mozart wrote two acts of an opera in 1779 and then abandoned it remains a mystery. He may have heard rumours of the planned German-language company in Vienna that would later premiere Il Seraglio, whose narra... more info

Altsounds — Equal Vision Records is pleased to welcome *Mozart Season* to its roster. With nearly five years of experience behind them, the Sacramento-based band has already built up an army of dedicated followers and has honed their signature sound of heav... more info

The Telegraph — Several attempts have been made to edit a viable performing version of Mozart's Zaide, but the opera is a bore. Rating: * * more info

Guardian Music — Ilia has the hots for a hunky Cretan, but is he destined for a life in Argos? John Crace is on hand to appease the gods of clarity with his version of Mozart's classicAct 1: Crete, shortly after the Trojan warIlia: Wretched, wretched me! / I am all a... more info

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Guardian Music — Great Hall, Stirling CastleIt is a measure of the SCO's commitment to its summer touring schedule that the orchestra engages the same calibre of artist for concerts in often out-of-the-way locations as it does for its main season programmes. Baroque ... more info

Guardian Music — Coliseum, LondonA new ailment seems to be affecting UK opera productions at present. One might call it extra-itis. Its principal symptom consists in annoying audiences by filling the stage with lots of people whom the composer never intended should b... more info

The Telegraph — Idomeneo could be one of Mozart's most beautiful operas but Katie Mitchell's staging at the Coliseum is a cold, shallow affair. Rating: * * * more info

Guardian Music — There isn't much that can distract me from the World Cup. But Dame Kiri managed itImprobable combinations that work: chilli with chocolate, sex with a hangover, Sophie Dahl and Jamie Cullum . . . and the others I can't think of right now, but I'm su... more info