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 […]
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Walton: Cello Concerto – Jonathan Aasgaard, John Wilson, Sinfonia of London – BBC Proms at Royal Albert Hall (Photo: BBC / Chris Christodoulou) Verdi: Overture to La forza del destino, Walton: Cello Concerto, Respighi: Roman […]
Beethoven wrote a lot; and a lot sits under the radar today. Yes there are the nine symphonies, but there’s also a “Battle Symphony”; there’s all those sets of variations that aren’t on Diabelli; and […]
Chris Caspell, 60 not out. Away from taxing matters, music is an important part of his life – as a viola-player, conductor, and entrepreneur. He also sings, mostly in church choirs, and, like Fred Astaire, […]
