.png?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "A significant commitment to bringing orchestral music to audiences across North Yorkshire: John Wilson, Sinfonia of London & Ryedale Festival in three-year partnership")
John Wilson & Sinfonia of London The Ryedale Festival has announced a new three-year partnership with Sinfonia of London and the conductor John Wilson, marking a significant commitment to bringing orchestral music of the highest […]
This year Operabase celebrates its 30th anniversary, marking three decades of shaping how the global performing arts community works, collaborates, and connects. Founded in 1996 by Mike Gibb, Operabase was created to document opera performances […]
Lincoln Cathedral The Big House Arts Festival is a three day multi-arts festival showcasing chamber music and art in Lincoln Cathedral from 10 to 12 April 2026. The festival’s founder is soprano Olivia Warburton, who […]
Augusta Holmès’ La Montagne noire at Theater Dortmund in 2024 Whilst best known for her orchestral symphonic poems, the French composer (of Irish descent) Augusta Holmès wrote four operas in total, though only one was […]
David Butt Philip & Friends Gala – David Butt Philip – St Paul’s Opera, Clapham, 2025 – ‘Falke, falke, du wiedergefundener’ from Strauss’ Die Frau ohne Schatten If you want to hear tenor David Butt […]
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin – Emily Hodkinson, Xavier Hetherington – Wild Arts 2025 (Photo: Allan Titmuss) Wild Arts, the Essex-based musical charity headed by Orlando Jopling, has a busy summer ahead. Their new production of Mozart’s […]
Vinci: Artaserse – Craig Trompeter & orchestra of Haymarket Opera Company (Photo: Elliot Mandel) As Chicago-based Haymarket Opera Company‘s recording of Leonardo Vinci’s Artaserse is released on Cedille Records, we chat to the company’s founder and musical […]
José van Dam in the title role of Olivier Messiaen‘s Saint François d’Assise, Salzburg Festival, 1998. (Photo: © SF/Bernd Uhlig ) The legendary bass-baritone José van Dam, whose death was announced yesterday, was a singer […]
%20Craig%20Fuller.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "Sonic & dramatic splendour: Jonathan Cohen, Arcangelo & a strong cast demonstrate the richness to be found in Handel's Saul to open the London Handel Festival")
Handel: Saul – Christopher Purves, Arcangelo (Photo: Craig Fuller) Handel: Saul; Christopher Purves, Hugh Cutting, Jessica Cale, Emőke Baráth, Linard Vrielink, Liam Bonthrone, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen; London Handel Festival at Smith Square HallReviewed 18 Feburary […]
Mozart’s fugue based on Handel (Photo: Handel Hendrix House) Mozart visited London in 1764-5 as part of a long European tour with his family. At just eight years old, Mozart performed Handel’s music in the […]
