Ruth Leon recommends… Romare Bearden/Major Jackson – Met
Romare Bearden/Major Jackson – Met Click here to read/see Romare Bearden died in 1988. I was lucky enough to meet him once and he kindly signed a poster for me which I still have. By that […]
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The Devil’s Den: I chat to composer Isabella Gellis & conductor Finnegan Downie Dear about the new opera Shadwell Opera is presenting at the Nevill Holt Festival
Ben Edge: Devil’s Den Shadwell Opera, artistic director Jack Furness, music director Finnegan Downie Dear, is presenting its first full-length commissioned opera on Saturday 15 June when the company performs Isabella Gellis‘ The Devil’s Den […]
Emmanuel Despax plays Liszt
Affectionately dedicated to his friend and mentor Ruth Nye, this brilliant, significant release from Emmanuel Despax reveals performances of the highest integrity. As Despax himself puts it: I never perceived Liszt’s compositions as mere showmanship; […]
Puccini’s Manon Lescaut: Will she do it for love? Watch tonight
Puccini’s adaptation of the novel by Abbé Prévost had a complicated gestation. An alarmingly long list of librettists attempted to satisfy the composer’s demands in terms of dramatic structure and fine verbal detail. Was Puccini […]
Martha Argerich: No place to Haydn
A trio with Mischa Maisky and Janine Jansen, new on youtube. Beat that. The post Martha Argerich: No place to Haydn appeared first on Slippedisc.
Last night in Birmingham…
A regular concertgoer reports: I usually sit on the side circle At Symphony Hall, but was moved up to the higher level by the CBSO because my usual seats were being used by the […]
As close to Beethoven as it gets
From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: Ferdinand Ries and Franz Clement were the musicians closest to Beethoven. Ries, who knew Beethoven from Bonn, acted as his secretary before moving to London where he was […]
Ruth Leon recommends… Brokeback Mountain – Opera
Brokeback Mountain – Opera Click here for tv subscription This is a modern opera adaptation by Charles Wuorinen of Annie Proulx’s short story previously adapted by Ang Lee for the Oscar-winning film. It marks composer […]
Engaging, with an imaginative twist: Rossini’s The Barber of Seville at Opera Holland Park
Rossini: The Barber of Seville – Paul Grant – Opera Holland Park 2024 (Photo: Ali Wright) Rossini: The Barber of Seville; Paul Grant, Elgan Llŷr Thomas, Heather Lowe, Stephen Gadd, Jihoon Kim, Janis Kelly, director: […]
-DavidMonteith-Hodge-Photographisepleasecredit-Alcina2-(DMH_9148).jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "A very modern sort of magic: Handel's Alcina at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama")
A very modern sort of magic: Handel’s Alcina at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Handel: Alcina – Yolisa Ngwexana (Morgana) – Guildhall School (Photo: David Monteith-Hodge) Handel: Alcina; Georgie Malcolm, Yolisa Ngwexana, Samantha Hargreaves, Shana Moron-Caravel, Julia Merino, Jonah Halton, Alaric Green, director: John Ramster, conductor: James Henshaw; Guildhall […]
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