From the Lebrecht Album of the Week:
I am generally resistant to albums that impose an external theme on unrelated pieces of music from different places and times. In this case, it is eastern Europe, 1814 to 2024….
This album comes into its own with the present Ukraine war…
Read on here.
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Glaswegian mezzo Beth Taylor tied the knot yesterday with Jonathan Kennedy, promptly changing her media profile to Beth Kennedy. Happy days. Beth is due to sing Mahler’s second next month with the LA […]
%20in%20The%20Merry%20Widow.%20Credit%20Mihaela%20Bodlovic.%20(2).jpg?w=670&resize=670,446&ssl=1 "The Merry Widow meets the Godfather: Scottish Opera brings John Savournin's new production of Lehár's operetta to Opera Holland Park")
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