Richard Bratby

A spirited attempt to fix a show that’s never really flown: Utopia, Limited reviewed

Plus: a braver critic might suggest that the Jonas Kaufmann and Diana Damrau lieder recital didn’t entirely come off

Miniature melodramas: Helmut Deutsch, Diana Damrau and Jonas Kaufmann at the Barbican. Credit: Mark Allan/Barbican
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  • Utopia, Limited

    Hackney Empire

  • Diana Damrau and Jonas Kaufmann

    Barbican Hall

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