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Still, if ever an opera were going to work in the cavernous Royal Albert Hall then it would be Les Troyens. First, there are the sheer forces involved, with its huge orchestra requiring three harps, ...

It’s a great pairing; the orchestra’s sound is as generous as Alsop’s gestures, with a string section that moves from silvery violins to Caravaggio-black basses, and the sheer heft of the band is more ...