The Luddites, named for Ned Ludd, a legendary weaver whose name was used as a pseudonym in threatening letters to mill owners and government officials, was a movement in English textile workers in the early […]
,%20William%20Morgan%20(Male%20Chorus)%20(c)%20Richard%20Hubert%20Smith.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "Political resonances & sheer poetry: Robin Norton-Hale's new production of Britten's The Rape of Lucretia shows English Touring Opera on strong form")
Britten: The Rape of Lucretia – Jenny Stafford, William Morgan – English Touring Opera (Photo: © Richard Hubert Smith) Britten: The Rape of Lucretia; Clare Presland, William Morgan, Jenny Stafford, Kieran Rayner, Rosie Lomas, Edmund […]
After being bowled over by Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra’s recording of Bacewicz’s magnificent Symphonies 3 and 4 (2023 Chandos), I’ve been eagerly awaiting the follow-up disc and wondered why it’s taking so […]
L’OPÉRA EN STREAMING Paris, 23th September 2025 Discover the shows of the 25/26 season on POP – Paris Opera Play! Operas and ballets, live or recorded: this season, seven performances (including six new productions) and a […]
Verdi: Les vêpres siciliennes; Sara Cortolezzis, Valentyn Dytiuk, Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, Quinn Kelsey, director: Stefan Herheim/Dan Dooner, conductor: Speranza Scappucci; Royal Opera House Reviewed 3 October 2025 Verdi’s problem French grand opera returns with Herheim’s grand […]
%20Benjamin%20Ealovega.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "Reformation: Mishka Rushdie Momen on mixing Renaissance piano music with later periods at the London Piano Festival")
Mishka Rushdie Momen (Photo: Benjamin Ealovega) Pianist Mishka Rushdie Momen will be making her debut at the 10th anniversary edition of the London Piano Festival, which runs at Kings Place from 9 to 14 October […]
This is a timely release on the La Scala label, given the release of Michel Béroff‘s compete Erato recordings over 41 discs on Warner; his Visions de l’Amen La Scala disc was made available on […]
Rossini: Ermione – Beth Taylor (Ermione) – Jakob Lehmann, Orchestra Révolutionnaire et Romantique at Cadogan Hall (Photo: Paul Marc Mitchell) Rossini: Ermione (excerpts), Stabat Mater; Ana Maria Labin, Beth Taylor, Hannah Ludwig. Alasdair Kent, Anthony […]
This is an excellent disc, but it is somewhat scuppered by lack of texts. That said, these are delightful works. They ae all love cantatas, and the narrating voice can morph between male and female […]
This is interesting, as it fills in an ‘interim” Elgar Violin Concerto, and a fine if technically flawed Cockaigne. In between is Toscanini’s take on some Elgar. So first, the Overure Cockaigne (In London Town). […]
