An atmosphere of celebration pervaded the Royal Opera House for the opening night of ‘Marianela – Timeless’, an evening curated by The Royal Ballet’s reigning ballerina, Marianela Nuñez, who, at the age of 44 and […]
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Abel Selaocoe at Up Close and Musical (Photo: Dimitri Djuric) Violist Shiry Rashkovsky’s Up Close and Musical is back in November, expanded from a three-day festival to a season-long series at a new home, The […]
.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "A meaty, not to say tough programme: Sakari Oramo, Guy Johnston & BBC Symphony Orchestra in Britten's Cello Symphony, Turnage premiere & Sibelius at the BBC Proms")
Mark-Anthony Turnage: Festen Suite – Sakari Oramo, BBC Symphony Orchestra – BBC Proms (Photo: BBC/Mark Allan) Mark-Anthony Turnage: Festen Suite, Britten: Cello Symphony, Sibelius: Symphony No. 2; Guy Johnston, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo; BBC […]
Verdi (arr. Burke) Un ballo in maschera Cast; Opera Holland Park Chorus; City of London Sinfonia / Michael Papadopoulos. Opera Holland Park, Kensington, London, 25.08.2026 Production: Director – Rodula Gaitanou Designer – takis Lighting Designer […]
I was completely unfamiliar with composer Peter Heise, thus I relied on the excellent CD booklet more than usual for information about him and his music. It contains comprehensive liner notes written by Jens Cornelius, […]
In bringing the action of Verdi’s Un ballo in Maschera (1859) forwards to the Hollywood’s Golden Era on either side of the Second World War, Rodula Gaitanou’s production (revived from 2019) suggests a conspiratorial world […]
The London Festival of Baroque Music at Smith Square Hall, 2025 The London Festival of Baroque Music returns to Smith Square Hall from 24 to 31 October 2026, again with countertenor Iestyn Davies as artistic […]
Suzi Digby & ORA Singers at Kings Place ORA Singers’ Young Composers’ Programme was set up in 2019 to tackle the decline in music provision in state schools. Now in its seventh iteration, each year […]
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; Elin Pritchard, Matteo Desole, Dario Solari, Rosalind Plowright, dir: Rodula Gaitanou, City of London Sinfonia, cond: Michael Papadopoulos; Opera Holland ParkReviewed 25 July 2026 Superbly sung with a real sense of the […]
Gustavo III was written for the Teatro San Carlo in Naples. Gustavo III by Eugene Scribe was the chosen subject (1833), a play about the assassination of the King of Sweden in 1792 by noblemen […]
.png?w=160&resize=160,160&ssl=1 "OutLoud! a new company amplifying queer stories launches with fun, campy production of Humperdinck's Hansel & Gretel")
