Classical Music Reviews
One of the few operas by a woman produced at the Paris Opera in the 19th century. Augusta Holmès’ La Montagne noire finally gets its UK premiere
Augusta Holmès’ La Montagne noire at Theater Dortmund in 2024 Whilst best known for her orchestral symphonic poems, the French composer (of Irish descent) Augusta Holmès wrote four operas in total, though only one was […]
Keeping it local: David Butt Philip & Friends Gala at St Paul’s Opera, Clapham
David Butt Philip & Friends Gala – David Butt Philip – St Paul’s Opera, Clapham, 2025 – ‘Falke, falke, du wiedergefundener’ from Strauss’ Die Frau ohne Schatten If you want to hear tenor David Butt […]
A busy summer: from touring The Marriage of Figaro directed by Danielle de Niese to recording Iain Farrington’s version of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde, Wild Arts goes from strength to strength
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin – Emily Hodkinson, Xavier Hetherington – Wild Arts 2025 (Photo: Allan Titmuss) Wild Arts, the Essex-based musical charity headed by Orlando Jopling, has a busy summer ahead. Their new production of Mozart’s […]
Leonardo Vinci’s Artaserse in Chicago: Haymarket Opera Company’s Craig Trompeter on countering the tendency for audiences to only listen to music that they know.
Vinci: Artaserse – Craig Trompeter & orchestra of Haymarket Opera Company (Photo: Elliot Mandel) As Chicago-based Haymarket Opera Company‘s recording of Leonardo Vinci’s Artaserse is released on Cedille Records, we chat to the company’s founder and musical […]
Classical Music News
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 […]
