The Tempest: Vache Baroque collaborates with Out of Chaos theatre company to present a 17th century semi-opera remade
Pergolesi’s L’Olimpiade at Vache Baroque in 2024 (Photo: Michael Wheatley) – [see my review] The 17th-century English tradition of the dramatick opera (often called semi-opera nowadays) remains a fascinating challenge for modern performers with much […]
Rossini’s William Tell, Previn’s Streetcar, Golijov’s Ayre and more: Boston Lyric Opera celebrates 50 years
Boston Lyric Opera (BLO), New England’s largest and most enduring opera company, is in celebratory mood. Founded in 1976, 2026 is its 50th year and 2026/27 is its 50th season. And recent seasons have seen […]
Kletzki’s String Quartets from Prelude Classics
This 2-CD album presents the 4 complete string quartets of Polish composer and conductor Paul Kletzki. They are very substantial works – the first three of which were composed in Berlin between 1923 and 1931, […]
Vital, alive & compelling: Handel’s Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno from David Bates & La Nuova Musica at Wigmore Hall
Handel: Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno – Jeanine De Bique, Polly Leech, Christopher Lowrey, Nick Pritchard, La Nuova Musica, David Bates – Wigmore Hall (Photo: image capture from Wigmore Hall live stream) Handel: […]
Tea for Two – Spring Songs: Caroline Taylor & George Ireland mine unrecorded 19th century song from Musica Britannica for their debut album
Caroline Taylor (Photo: Alia Thomas) It never fails to amaze me how much good music fails to become common knowledge even when available in good modern editions. Solomon’s Knot’s espousal of the work of 17th […]
