The theatre and opera director on how her working-class Welsh background informs her work, the strangeness of Il trovatore, and her eclectic running playlist
The raw, ravishing power of four solo cantatas is taken to the next level at the London Handel festival, while young star cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason works overtime
The proximity and movement were thrilling during these staged performances of four Handel cantatas (plus new music by Héloïse Werner). And the playing and singing were phenomenal