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Saul review – Purves didn’t just chew the scenery, he swallowed it whole

The London Handel festival opened with Arcangelo’s agile and elegant performance of the operatic oratorio. Christopher Purves dominated as the king, as David, Hugh Cutting’s voice was liquid honey

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19

Saul review – probing, dark and engrossing staging of Handel’s oratorio

Barrie Kosky’s remarkable 2015 production returns to the summer festival with Christopher Purves and Iestyn Davies superb in the lead roles

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2025

The week in classical: Das Rheingold; Lucerne festival review – all about oil

From an all-consuming performance of Barrie Kosky’s fierce new Rheingold to a stage invasion in Lucerne, musical excellence and the climate emergency went hand in hand

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2023

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Das Rheingold review – uncluttered staging is a compelling start to Kosky’s Ring cycle

With the figure of earth goddess Erda present throughout, the message – of the despoliation of the natural world – is clear. There’s no weak link in a uniformly strong cast, and in the pit Pappano has the measure of Wagner’s grandeur and intimacy

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023

Classical home listening: coronation anthems; Christopher Purves’s My Soul, What Fear You?

Handel and Purcell from the Royal Chapel, Versailles leads a trio of albums in honour of Charles III. And bass-baritone Christopher Purves turns to Lieder

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2023

The week in classical: Innocence; Sakari Oramo/BBCSO; Explore Ensemble – review

A big week for Finnish music and musicians led by Kaija Saariaho’s powerful opera about a school shooting, and a thrilling Bartok performance

The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2023

Zurich Ring Cycle focuses on dysfunctional family of gods

Andreas Homoki’s production of Richard Wagner’s “Das Rheingold” that opened at the Zurich Opera is a family affair, stripping Wagner’s mythology of usual trappings, instead laser-focused on a dysfunctional, brooding bunch consumed by greed

The Independent UK · May 2, 2022

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