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Richard Bratby
richardbratby

4607 followers

Lichfield, Staffordshire

Writer, critic (The Spectator, Gramophone, Bachtrack) and orchestral management survivor. Author of 'Forward' & 'Refiner's Fire' (E&T). Views my own.

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Recent articles
A cross between Peter Rabbit and Queen Victoria: Bliss: The Composer Conducts reviewed
Jul 16, 2025
spectator.co.uk
A contradictory staging, but the music floods the ear with splendour: Semele at the Royal opera reviewed
Jul 09, 2025
spectator.co.uk
Brave and beautiful: Longborough's Pelléas et Mélisande reviewed
Jul 02, 2025
spectator.co.uk
I’ve rarely seen a happier audience: Grange Festival's Die Fledermaus reviewed
Jun 26, 2025
spectator.co.uk
If you think all orchestras sound alike, listen to this recording
Jun 18, 2025
spectator.co.uk
Summer opera festivals have gone Wagner mad
Jun 11, 2025
spectator.co.uk
Thrilling: Garsington's Queen of Spades reviewed
Jun 04, 2025
spectator.co.uk
Sincere, serious and beautiful: Glyndebourne's Parsifal reviewed
May 28, 2025
spectator.co.uk
The forgotten story of British opera
May 21, 2025
spectator.co.uk
A spate of re-releases suggests that Wolfgang Sawallisch was no B-lister
May 21, 2025
spectator.co.uk

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