DA INGLATERRA

Candide, English National Opera, London
The Rake's Progress, Garsington Opera, Oxford
Rusalka, Grange Park Opera, Hampshire
Set in the dystopic, fantasy state of West-Failure, this rewrite of 'Candide' looks great but lacks satirical bite
By Anna PicardSunday, 29 June 2008

GUARDIAN
32 short pieces about BeethovenPaul Lewis has spent three years recording and performing the piano sonatas. Remember, he says, the music will always be bigger than you

From bliss to BedlamWhen composer Thomas Adès first heard Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress, he was baffled. Now he thinks it is one of the greatest operas ever - and perfect for our times

'Nothing is impossible if you rehearse it enough'Tom Service meets Irvine Arditti, contemporary music's greatest ambassador