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Epic Theatre? ENO’s incoming music director, André de Ridder at the helm for Brecht & Weill’s tricky piece of operatic music theatre, Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Brecht & Weill: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny – English National Opera (Photo: Tristram Kenton) Brecht & Weill: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny; Rosie Aldridge, Kenneth Kellogg, Mark Le Brocq, […]
Sir Alexander Gibson: Scottish Opera, Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Royal Conservatoire of Scotland come together to celebrate his centenary
Sir Alexander Gibson Wednesday 11 February 2026 marked 100 years since the birth of Sir Alexander Gibson (1926-1995). Gibson became the first Scot and longest-serving principal conductor and music director of the Scottish National Orchestra […]
Violinist (and media sensation) Esther Abrami celebrates International Women’s Day at Institut français
Esther Abrami The French violinist Esther Abrami, who studied at Chetham’s School of Music, the Royal College of Music and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, is described as something of a ‘media sensation’: she has over 400,000 […]
A lightness of touch yet shot through with seriousness: a new Marriage of Figaro at Opera North with an engaging sense of ensemble
Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro, Act 4 – Gabriella Reyes, James Newby – Opera North, 2026 (Photo: Tristram Kenton) Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro; Liam James Karai, Hera Hyesang Park, James Newby, Gabriella Reyes, Frances […]
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ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA’S JENNY MOLLICA APPOINTED TO LEAD THE ROUNDHOUSE
The announcement was made today that Jenny Mollica, Chief Executive of English National Opera (ENO), has been appointed the new CEO of the Roundhouse. She will step down from her current role in summer 2026. […]
ENO LAUNCHES INTERNATIONAL SEARCH FOR NEXT MACKERRAS FELLOW AS PART OF CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS
English National Opera (ENO) today celebrates the centenary of the birth of Sir Charles Mackerras by opening applications for the next ENO Mackerras Fellowship – the first to take place under the company’s new Music […]
Houston Grand Opera Nominated for 2026 GRAMMY Award for Intelligence
Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s company-commissioned 2023 world premiere opera receives nomination for Best Opera RecordingAlbum represents first release from the new Houston Grand Opera label, created with London Symphony Orchestra’s label LSO Live HOUSTON—November 7, […]
Just in: Berlin Philharmonic blasts the Belgians
Statement by the board of the Berliner Philharmoniker Foundation on the withdrawal of the invitation from the Flanders Festival Ghent to Lahav Shani, Lisa Batiashvili and the Munich Philharmonic “It was with great dismay and incomprehension […]
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