The indefatigable Daniel Barenboim in Franck and Fauré
Daniel Barenboim is a living miracle. e seemed to remain boyish in his looks for decades and decades after was humanly fair; he is equally at home the piano stool as on the podium. He […]
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The continuing resurgence of Nicolai Porpora: L’Angelica from Martina Franca
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 […]
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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, […]
Florida Grand Opera – Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte – directed by Jeffrey Marc Buchman; conducted by Christine Brandes
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 […]
Jack Frost: A Winter Story
A Christmas tale to warm the heart here. Debbie Wiseman and Alan Titchmarsh isn’t a combination that immediately springs to mind, but here it is, and a very successful one at that. Titchmarsh has a […]
Czech Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall – Semyon Bychkov conducts Mahler’s Five & Gil Shaham plays Dvořák’s Violin Concerto
This second evening in a three-day Carnegie Hall residency as part of the Czech Philharmonic’s North American tour and New York City’s contribution to the 2024 Year of Czech Music, especially noteworthy as it marks […]
Sir Stephen Hough at Barbican Hall
Stephen Hough has been a fixture on Planet Piano for years, but there is nothing to take for granted in the completeness and freshness of his musicianship. Like an alchemist, he both challenges and deepens […]
English lyricism and dramatic power: the varied songs of Thomas Pitfield from James Gilchrist and Nathan Williamson
The Songs of Thomas Pitfield: James Gilchrist, Nathan Williamson; Divine ArtReviewed 3 December 2024 Nearly 30 songs by a composer whose life almost spanned the 20th century. Full of lyrical impulse and often setting his […]
Puccini’s “Il Tabarro” from Florence
Described, accurately, by the notes as a “Parisian noir,” Il tabarro,” intended as the first of Puccini’s Trittico (a cycle of three opera designed to be performed in on evening).We reviewed the ENO incarnation of […]
A journey through layers and roots in the pursuit of a revelatory vision: Simon Thacker’s Songs of the Roma
Described as “a journey through layers and roots in the pursuit of a revelatory vision“, classical guitarist Simon Thacker’s new disc, Songs of the Roma, (released this week on Slap the Moon Records) draws on […]
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