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stephen walsh

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Stephen is a former Observer music critic and a regular contributor to The Times, Daily Telegraph, Financial Times, Independent and the BBC. He is the author of a major biography of Stravinsky and other books on Stravinsky, Bartók and Schumann. He holds a chair in music at Cardiff University.

Articles By Stephen Walsh

Rachmaninov Vespers, Maryinsky Chorus, Llandaff Cathedral

Friday, 07 November 2014 Read more...

Betrothal in a Monastery, Maryinsky Opera, Cardiff

Monday, 03 November 2014 Read more...

The Fall of the House of Usher, Sound Affairs, Malvern

Thursday, 30 October 2014 Read more...

Moses in Egypt, Welsh National Opera

Saturday, 04 October 2014 Read more...

Carmen, Mid Wales Opera

Friday, 26 September 2014 Read more...

Carmen, Welsh National Opera

Saturday, 20 September 2014 Read more...

William Tell, Welsh National Opera

Saturday, 13 September 2014 Read more...

The Queen of Spades, Grange Park Opera

Friday, 11 July 2014 Read more...

The Barber of Seville, Longborough Festival

Friday, 04 July 2014 Read more...

Tosca, Longborough Festival

Wednesday, 25 June 2014 Read more...

The Fall of the House of Usher, Welsh National Opera

Saturday, 21 June 2014 Read more...

Moses und Aron, Welsh National Opera

Sunday, 25 May 2014 Read more...

Khovanshchina, Birmingham Opera Company

Wednesday, 23 April 2014 Read more...

LSO, Gergiev, Barbican

Monday, 31 March 2014 Read more...

Boulevard Solitude, Welsh National Opera

Thursday, 27 February 2014 Read more...

Manon Lescaut, Welsh National Opera

Sunday, 09 February 2014 Read more...

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