Lucia di Lammermoor review – a vocally breathtaking, disturbing to witness descent into madness theguardian.com/music/2024/apr…

The week in classical: Roman Fever/ The Human Voice; NYO, National Youth Brass Band; Celebrating Sir Neville Marriner – review theguardian.com/music/2024/apr…

Southbank Sinfonia/Reynolds review – remarkable young orchestra shows that less can be more theguardian.com/music/2024/apr…

Simon Boccanegra review – vast forces bring Verdi’s ‘fiasco’ to vivid life theguardian.com/music/2024/apr…

Music in Time of War: Debussy and Komitas album review theguardian.com/music/2024/apr…

ASMF Chamber Ensemble review – Perahia makes welcome return to celebrate Marriner’s centenary theguardian.com/music/2024/apr…

Leeds Lieder festival Opening Gala review – a good old-fashioned Schubertiade theguardian.com/music/2024/apr…

Amadeus, Elgar, a bogus gold disc and Goldie Hawn: Neville Marriner’s best recordings theguardian.com/music/2024/apr…

LSO/Pappano/Balsom review – elephant honks kick off Wynton Marsalis’s trumpet showcase theguardian.com/music/2024/apr…

Sean Shibe/Dunedin Consort/Butt review – Scottish links bring the rich and strange theguardian.com/music/2024/apr…

Aci by the River review – just add water for a stylish rethink of Handel theguardian.com/music/2024/apr…

Rose in Bloom album review – crystalline debut of a new high coloratura star theguardian.com/music/2024/apr…

British music, birthdays and building work: LSO announce first season under Pappano theguardian.com/music/2024/apr…

Gardner/LPO review – tautly controlled Tippett, and whoops for Seong-Jin Cho’ theguardian.com/music/2024/apr…

Reindeer skins and sonic looms: Borealis music festival dives into Sámi culture theguardian.com/music/2024/apr…

Kantos/Manchester Camerata/Menezes review – deftly woven voices from past and present theguardian.com/music/2024/apr…

Hallé/Adès review – an exhilarating and magnificent partnership theguardian.com/music/2024/apr…

Carmen review – Aigul Akhmetshina is electrifying in simmering, naturalistic staging theguardian.com/music/2024/apr…

Metamorphosis: Works by Finnis, Vivier, Leith & Strauss album review – teasingly diverse theguardian.com/music/2024/apr…

OAE/Emelyanychev review – Grieg with guts but Sibelius stutters somewhat theguardian.com/music/2024/apr…