St Nicholas Church, LeipzigWhere Bach’s St John Passion first performed Bach: St John Passion (1725); Solomon’s Knot; Wigmore HallReviewed 26 February 2025 Sung from memory with remarkable emotional directness, at times this was close to […]
The British actor has been commissioned by the Opéra de Paris to direct Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, his operatic debut. Semyon Bychkov will conduct. Boris Pinkhasovich sings the title role. Fiennes played the role himself in […]
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland has announced the death of baritone Alan Watt, a valued member of the teaching staff from 1995 to 2019. Born in Aberdeen, Watt sang leading roles with British companies performed […]