A cri de coeur to our agony aunt: Dear Alma, I am in my mid-50’s, play in a medium sized orchestra, and teach part-time at a university. I have been in this situation for many […]
Elgar: The Kingdom; Francesca Chiejina, Sarah Connolly, Benjamin Hulett, Ashley Riches, Crouch End Festival Chorus, Hertfordshire Chorus, London Orchestra da Camera, David Temple; Royal Festival HallReviewed 29 January 2026 Having recorded the work last year, […]
Next summer’s Aix-en-Provence festival presents a version of Britten’s opera redesigned for pinchpenny times: A mystery of origins and formal uncertainty shroud the story of Billy Budd, both in its operatic version, combining the libretto […]