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David Nice

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The classical music and opera editor of theartsdesk, David writes, lectures and broadcasts on music. A former music critic for The Guardian and The Sunday Correspondent, he has made regular appearances on BBC Radio 3, not least in the long-running series Building a Library. He has written short studies on Elgar, Richard Strauss, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky and the history of opera, and is currently working on the second volume of his Prokofiev biography for Yale University Press. He runs two Zoom lecture series, Opera in Depth on Mondays and a symphonies course on Thursdays.

Articles By David Nice

Best of 2021: Classical music concerts

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Best of 2021: Opera

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The Hand of God review - Sorrentino's unsentimental education

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Cabaret, The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre review – polymorphous, prodigious

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L’Enfance du Christ, Monteverdi Choir, ORR, Gardiner, St Martin-in-the-Fields review – clear-cut Christmas story

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Zingari/Tosca Suite, Opera Rara, Rizzi, Cadogan Hall review - symphonic mastery and fluent hokum

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Scenes from the Wild, Morgan, CLS, Paterson, Southwark Cathedral review - a cornucopia of the seasons

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Kolesnikov, Sinfonia of London, Wilson, Snape Maltings review – volcanic Britten and Vaughan Williams

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The Valkyrie, English National Opera review - fitfully flickering flames

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Smetana Trio, Wigmore Hall / Minerva Piano Trio, Christ Church Kensington review - spirits of delight

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Bluebeard's Castle 1: Bullock, Finley, Theatre of Sound, Stone Nest review - scenes from a marriage

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Dmitri Alexeev and Friends, St John's Smith Square review - an almost breathless brio

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HMS Pinafore, English National Opera review - shipshape classic comedy craft

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Williams, City of London Sinfonia, Southwark Cathedral review - a British Isles cornucopia

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Royal Opera House lullabies for Little Amal

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The Rake's Progress, Glyndebourne Tour - a classic revitalized

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