The Damnation of Faust; Reverberations: The Influence of Steve Reich; Clemency; Arditti Quartet – review

Coliseum; Barbican; Linbury Studio; Queen Elizabeth Hall, all LondonBased on column inches and lurid images alone, never mind the incalculable online torrent, the big event this week was Berlioz's The Damnation of Faust at English National Opera. After squawks over the company's recent choice of directors from outside opera, it was a pleasure to witness a superbly staged, ingenious production from opera novice Terry Gilliam, best known as a Hollywood director and genius ex-Python animator. If yo...

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