National Youth Orchestra (Photo: Tom Morley) The National Youth Orchestra will be presenting its 2027 season with an Orchestra of 160 musicians who hail from every corner of the UK from Banchory to Bicester and […]
Historic Baku Opera Theatre The second Baku International Arts Festival (BIAF) will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 28 October to 8 November 2026 with more than 20 events spanning dance, drama, music, and film, […]
Belle Chen [Photo: Harry Cornish] London-based Taiwanese-Australian pianist and composer Belle Chen had commercial and critical success with her 2024 album Ravel In The Forest and in August released the single Rise on the Platoon label. Following […]
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin,Act Two, scene one – John Brancy as Eugene Onegin, Caspar Singh as Lensky & chorus – Opera North [Photo: James Glossop] Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin; John Brancy, Verity Wingate, Caspar Singh, Jingwen Cai, director: […]
Verdi: Rigoletto – Themba Mvula, Ross McInroy, Thomas Elwin & ensemble – Opera North, 2026 [Photo: Richard H Smith] Verdi: Rigoletto; Leonardo Sánchez, Blake Denson, Raven McMillon, dir: Femi Elufowoju jr, cond: Patrick Lange; Opera North at […]
Sheku Kanneh Mason and young cellists from The Glasshouse [Photo: TyneSight Media] After a tour with the Royal Northern Sinfonia and conductor Dinis Sousa playing Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No. 1 in Middlesborough, Gateshead and Kendal, cellist Sheku […]
.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "Only love can bear the burden of truth: Ben Parry & Garth Bardsley on their new opera that premieres at Snape this Saturday")
Ben Parry and Garth Bardsley’s My Father Cannot Speak in rehearsals with Roderick Williams at Snape [Photo: Angus Cooke / Britten Pears Arts] On 24 October, composer Ben Parry and writer Garth Bardsley‘s new opera, […]
Charpentier: David and Jonathan – Harun Ellis Tekin, Tom Lilburn – New Sussex Opera [Photo: Colin Chapman] Charpentier: David and Jonathan (David et Jonathas); Harun Ellis Tekin, Tom Lilburn, Massimo Modoni, Daniel Chomiak, Nadiia Chaichenko, […]
Wexford Festival Opera has announced its 2027 programme. Artistic director Rosetta Cucchi’s theme for next year is a tribute to the extraordinary courage, resilience and creative power of women. The three main stage operas will […]
Amazingly it is 25 years since the Handel House (now Handel Hendrix House) opened in London and Handel Hendrix House is celebrating. There is a concert on 10 November at Handel’s parish church, St George’s […]
.jpg?w=160&resize=160,160&ssl=1 "The Song Within: Leeds Song Festival returns in April 2027 with a programme expanding the boundaries of the song recital")
