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Seductive & expressive: for their disc on SOMM, Time Stands Still, tenor Kieran White & lutenist Cédric Meyer refocus the soundworld of Dowland & Danyel
Time stands still: Dowland & Danyel; Kieran White, Cédric Meyer; SOMM Reviewed 24 March 2026 Two great lute-song contemporaries given a striking new focus by haute-contre Kieran White and lutenist Cédric Meyer, rethinking instruments and […]
Celebrating Finzi, Shakespeare & 25 years of the festival itself: Ludlow English Song Weekend
Mitchell’s Fold – Mike Ashton This year’s Ludlow English Song Weekend not only celebrates Gerald Finzi, marking 70 years since his death, but celebrates 25 years of the festival itself. The festival is from 10 to […]
The Continuo Foundation announces grants totalling £106,000 awarded to 30 Early Music projects across the UK
The Continuo Foundation round 11 grantees The Continuo Foundation has announced the recipients of its eleventh round of grants, awarding more than £100,000 to support Early Music projects across the UK. The Foundation received a […]
Norwich Chamber Music, formally Norfolk & Norwich Music Club, one of the oldest music clubs of its kind in the country, finds itself in celebratory mood shouting about its 75th anniversary.
Fitzwilliam Quartet at the Assembly House, Norwich The inaugural concert of the Norfolk & Norwich Music Club fell on 26th May 1951 given by the London Harpsichord Ensemble in the elegant surroundings of the Music […]
A new organ, Gavin Higgins as the Festival’s inaugural Associate Composer, & celebrating Elgar: Three Choirs Festival at Gloucester in 2026
Three Choirs Festival at Gloucester Cathedral (Photo: Michael Whitefoot) The Three Choirs Festival, this year at Gloucester, takes place from 25 July to 1 August 2026, curated by Adrian Partington who is director of music […]
Planet Hugill featured at no. 3 on FeedSpot 60 Best Opera Blogs to Follow in 2026
I am never really sure about lists of things, the Top 50 Best whatevers. However, finding out that you are in such a list is terribly seductive, even if you wonder how the list has […]
Not so much Verismo: Eleanor Burke’s somewhat abstract staging of Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci for English Touring Opera provides a fine setting for Ronald Samm’s powerful performance as Canio
Leoncavallo: Pagliacci – Harry Grigg, Matthew Siveter, Ronald Samm – English Touring Opera (Photo: © Richard Hubert Smith) Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Ronald Samm, Paula Sides, Matthew Siveter, director: Eleanor Burke, conductor: Gerry Cornelius; English Touring Opera […]
Nagano’s eye-opening Mahler
Hildegard of Bingen O vis aeternitatis Mahler Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’ (1888-94) Kent Nagano (conductor); Jane Archibald (soprano); Christina Bock (mezzo); Phiharmonia Chorus & Orchestra Royal Festival Hall, London , 19 March […]
Wonderful joy, energy, & sheer engagement: Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Gondoliers from English Touring Opera, directed by Liam Steel
Gilbert & Sullivan: The Gondoliers – Kelli-Ann Masterson, Phil Wilcox, Matthew Siveter, Lauren Young, George Robarts – English Touring Opera (Photo: © Richard Hubert Smith) Gilbert & Sullivan: The Gondoliers; Phil Wilcox, Lauren Young, Matthew […]
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