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In the production of 'M. Butterfly', a singer, Kangmin Justin Kim, is dressed in a red and white kimono. She is facing Mark Stone, who is wearing a white jacket suit.
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Opera review: M. Butterfly, The Barbican

The UK premiere performance of Huang Ruo’s modern opera receives a mixed reception.

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Music review: The Sound of Philadelphia, Royal Albert Hall

A night of solid gold hits celebrating a significant 50th anniversary.

a grey haired conductor Michael Tilson Thomas hugs two female singers Siobhan Stagg (in a white dress), and Alice Coote (in a black dress), standing in front of an orchestra
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Music review: Gustav Mahler, Symphony No 2 Resurrection, Barbican

A much-loved conductor shines in a Mahler master work.

Marguerite Humeau, ‘*stir’, 2024, installation view at 15th Gwangju Biennale. Glowing round orbs are situated on the ground and hung from the ceiling around a statue-like figure covered by a white cloth.
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Exhibition review: 15th Gwangju Biennale, South Korea

An overview of Nicolas Bourriaud‘s 15th Gwangju Biennale – an intricate visual opera – plus national pavilion highlights.

Multi screen video installation in black and white of woman looking at African objects. Isaac Julien.
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Exhibition review: Isaac Julien, Once Again… (Statues Never Die)

A spectacular exhibition asks the big questions about how museums collect, and show, artworks with Black histories.

A landscape scene, 'The Hay Wain' by John Constable, featuring a wagon in shallow waters near a cottage on the left.
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Exhibition review: Discover Constable and The Hay Wain, National Gallery, London

Take a closer look at one of the most quintessentially English paintings.

A street scene in the production of 'La bohème'. In the foreground is a man on a bicycle carrying some white balloons. There are crowds of people around him. English National Opera production.
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Opera review: La bohème, London Coliseum

Jonathan Miller's acclaimed production of Puccini’s much loved opera returns to mark the centenary of the composer's death.

A colourful illustration of everyday objects including a globe, books and lamps.
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Exhibition review: Michael Craig-Martin, Royal Academy of Arts, London

So much to see in this vivid retrospective of a colourful career.

Edward Gardner in a concert setting conducting an orchestra.
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Music review: Edward Gardner conducts Rachmaninoff, Royal Festival Hall, London

An impressive display of technical mastery and musical intensity.

A group of musicians are standing up with their instruments. In the centre is conductor Sir Anthonio Pappano in black, standing next to pianist Yuja Wang, in a white dress. LSO London Symphony Orchestra.
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Music review: Concert 4: Szymanowski, Chopin and Mahler, The Barbican, London

Drama aplenty in the final Season Opening Concert from the London Symphony Orchestra.

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