Jessica Payn
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RhineGold, Birmingham Opera Company, Symphony Hall review -...
The love of power corrupts, the power of love falters or fails. The essence of...
Johnston, BBCNOW, Bancroft, BBC Proms - laments and luminosi...
The Proms are back, even if they don’t yet feel remotely...
Thora Hjörleifsdóttir: Magma review - love burns in debut no...
Thora Hjörleifsdóttir’s Magma is certainly not an easy read. It describes, in short...
Luisa Miller, Glyndebourne review – small-scale tragedy, big...
“Time-travelling” is how Enrique Mazzola, the superb first conductor of...
Changing Destiny, Young Vic review – an epic literary discov...
The Young Vic, led by the inspiring figure...
Bo Burnham: Inside, Netflix review - a masterpiece about loc...
Some people perfected their banana loaf or sourdough bread during...
theartsdesk at the Ryedale Festival 2021 - music returns to...
In its 40th anniversary year, the Ryedale...
Album: Liars - The Apple Drop
Despite being renowned for a somewhat fluid membership since their formation in 2000, it would seem that Liars has now become the solo concern of...
The Cunning Little Vixen, Longborough Festival Opera review...
There are advantages and disadvantages about opera-in-the-round, and it’s a format that suits some operas better than others. Longborough’s ...