One of the few operas by a woman produced at the Paris Opera in the 19th century. Augusta Holmès’ La Montagne noire finally gets its UK premiere
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 […]
Keeping it local: David Butt Philip & Friends Gala at St Paul’s Opera, Clapham
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 […]
A busy summer: from touring The Marriage of Figaro directed by Danielle de Niese to recording Iain Farrington’s version of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde, Wild Arts goes from strength to strength
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 […]
Leonardo Vinci’s Artaserse in Chicago: Haymarket Opera Company’s Craig Trompeter on countering the tendency for audiences to only listen to music that they know.
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 […]
Mozart Symphonies 34-36
There consecutive symphonies here, two nicknames, one Minuet. It’s a recipe for much delight, as Michael Collins leads the Philrmonia in performances of strength and lyricism, performance material based on the Neue Mozart Ausgabe (New […]
