Death of eminent countertenor, 83
Francis Brett has posted on social media: ‘I’m very sad to announce the death of my Father, Charles Brett on 24th June, peacefully at home. Having seen him earlier that morning I could tell he […]
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Peter Gelb: I won’t pay Netrebko a penny
The general manager of the Metropolitan Opera has spoken to a group of Ukrainian journalists about his attitude to the Russian invasion. Among other things, Gelb said: ‘I don’t want to have cultural ties with […]
Challenging conventional ideas of vocal performance: Contemporary Vocal Sünds from Eleanor Westbrook & Oskar McCarthy
Two contemporary singers are joining forces to present a recital of experimental vocal music. Eleanor Westbrook and Oskar McCarthy, along with pianist Ben Smith are presenting Contemporary Vocal Sünds at The Uplands, St Leonards-on-Sea (20 […]
Robert & Clara: Stephan Loges & Jocelyn Freeman at SongEasel
Stephan Loges at a SongEasel recital on 22 June 2025 (Photo: Kate Kantur) Robert & Clara: songs by Clara Schumann & Robert Schumann including Liederkreis, Op. 39; Stephan Loges, Jocelyn Freeman; SongEasel at St Matthew’s […]
Royal Opera House – Handel’s Semele – with Pretty Yende, Ben Bliss & Alice Coote; directed by Oliver Mears; conducted by Christian Curnyn
For Handel’s Semele (1744) Oliver Mears and designer Annemarie Woods draw inspiration from the films of Luis Buñuel for their surreal horror. Cross that with The Marriage of Figaro and you get the interpretation they […]
Ever seen Percy Grainger play?
A rare video has com to light from John Amis’s private archive. Grainger, in his 70s at the time, was not on top of his game, but fascinating nonetheless. He remains Australia’s most successful composer. […]
New team at Music@Menlo
With the departure of founding artistic directors David Finckel and Wu Han, teir successors were announced today. It’s another twosome – cellist Dmitri Atapine and pianist Hyeyeon Park. The post New team at Music@Menlo appeared […]
Quadrophenia – A Mod Ballet
To say that expectations were running high for this new dance version of the extraordinary 1979 film Quadrophenia would be to understate the atmosphere in the audience before the beginning of the show. Not only […]
New Zealand conductor dies, 46
The conductor, singer and teacher Andrew Withington died at the weekend with family at his bedside. Among early tributes, the New Zealand Choral Federation writes: ‘ It is with great sadness that we learned today […]
450 children celebrate & take part in a wide variety of music: Richard Shephard Music Foundation’s annual Make Music Day in York
Richard Shephard Music Foundation’s annual Make Music Day in York Over 450 school children gathered last week (25 June) at York St John University for a day of inspiring music as the Richard Shephard Music Foundation […]
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