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Holds out huge promise for future seasons: If Opera’s La Rondine reviewed

Plus: at the Proms a bunch of indie rockers used the BBCSO to play grandiose backing harmonies while they noodled inaudibly in front

issue 10 September 2022
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    If Opera at Belcombe Court

  • Prom 58: Public Service Broadcasting, BBCSO, Jules Buckley

    Royal Albert Hall

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