For around two decades, Peter Gelb at the Met has expanded his reach into cinemas and done his best to exclude all other opera houses from his hoome market. Now, facing declining audiences, he has […]
This post forms the middle bit of a Porpora sandwich. Back in September (which feels ages ago now!) I covered Ncolai Porpora’s Iphigenie in Aulide at Bayreuth Baroque with Christophe Rousset conducting Les Talens Lyriques […]
Ten things Point of View Click here to watch On the website for the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s great museum, there is a series of called Ten Things. Drawn from their own collections, the curators have drawn […]
.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "Engaging zest: Mike Leigh's production of Gilbert & Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance returns to ENO with a cast mixing innocence & experience")
Gilbert & Sulllivan: The Pirates of Penzance – The Pirates: William Morgan, Gaynor Keeble, Henry Neill, & chorus – English National Opera, 2024 (Photo: Craig Fuller) Gilbert & Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance; Isabelle Peters, […]
Netflix has begun streaming a short documentary on the double-bassist Orin O’Brien, who became the first female member of the New York Philharmonic in 1966 under Leonard Bernstein. There were no dressing rooms for women. […]
A blunt email from the festival said today that rising costs were imposing economies on th festival in its 150th anniversary year. Here’s the official line: The current cost developments pose major challenges for the […]
Once upon a time there were two comedic Chinese-Australian violinists called TwoSet. They made people laugh. Then they got bored and packed it in. Now they’re back with an expensive rebrand that employs half the […]
Message received: Notre-Dame de Paris will reopen this weekend, having been restored in just five years after a raging fire destroyed its 800-year-old wooden roof frame and caused its iconic spire to collapse on April […]
We learned earlier today that Chi-chi Nwanoku has been suspended from any involvement in Chineke!, the diversity orchestra that she founded. No specific cause is being given, as this is deemed to be an HR […]
Jeffrey Marc Buchman’s new production of The Magic Flute presents the story as the imaginative creation of a group of teenagers immersed in a role-playing game, such as Dungeons & Dragons. Stephan Moravski’s scenic designs, implemented by […]
