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Classical Music Reviews
Gangsta Salome: Richard Strauss in Bethnal Green
Perhaps fittingly, there is an establishment by the name of “Satan’s Whiskers” a hop, skip and a jump from York Hall. Richard Strauss’ Salome is a visceral juxtaposition of the good (or is that Good?: […]
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Cross-cultural cross currents: Jasdeep Singh Degun with Fantasia Orchestra in Terry Riley’s iconic In C performed by string orchestra, piano, sitar and tabla at Smith Square Hall
Jasdeep Singh Degun, Gurdain Rayatt, Fantasia Orchestra, Tom Fetherstonhaugh – Smith Square Hall (Photo: Pablo Strong) Terry Riley: In C, Jasdeep Singh Degun, Philip Glass, Rameau; Jasdeep Singh Degun, Gurdain Rayatt, Fantasia Orchestra, Tom Fetherstonhaugh; […]
Gregory Spears opera Fellow Travelers celebrates its 10th anniversary with a nationwide USA tour collaborating with the Lavender Names Project
Gregory Spears: Fellow Travelers – Andy Acosta, Joseph Lattanzi – Seattle Opera (Photo: Sunny Martini) They served their country. Their country fired them. And it’s still happening Gregory Spears opera Fellow Travelers, with a libretto […]
In Paradisum: Gabriel Durliat
This is a lovely album. Programming is carefully consdered. The disc opens with a beautiful performance of Durrliat’s own transcription of the “In Paradisim” from Fauré’s Requiem. The tempo is perfect, and a sense of […]
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 […]
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