Classical Music Reviews
As we wish everyone a Happy New Year, it is a time to look back at 2025 and celebrate
Musgrave: Mary, Queen of Scots – Heidi Stober & cast in the Act One party scene – English National Opera, 2025 (Photo: Ellie Kurttz) As we welcome in 2026, we take the opportunity to look […]
Abbey Simon’s Reissued Chopin on Vox
Abbey Simon’s recording of Chopin’s complete works for piano and orchestra has been respected since its first release in 1973 (then as part of the first quadraphonic Vox Box 3LP release, SXVBX 5126). What we […]
2025 in Opera Reviews: rare Rameau, rarer Handel, the Barber in Benidorm, Iphigenia in Blackheath, Wagner at Holland Park, Mary Queen of Scots returns, & Maria Stuarda as kinetic music theatre
Handel: Deidamia – Nicolò Balducci – Wexford Festival Opera (Photo: Pádraig Grant) Opera in 2025 featured a genuine rarity in Thea Musgrave’s undeservedly neglecting Mary, Queen of Scots, whilst Mary was also a focus in […]
Tears are my daily food: Handel Chandos Anthems from Musica Gloria
Recorded in Antwerp, this new disc of two of Handel’s Chandos Anthems and an Oboe Concerto from Musica Gloria, Tears are my daily food, acts as a reminder of this ensemble’s importance. Here are intimate […]
Classical Music News
ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA’S JENNY MOLLICA APPOINTED TO LEAD THE ROUNDHOUSE
The announcement was made today that Jenny Mollica, Chief Executive of English National Opera (ENO), has been appointed the new CEO of the Roundhouse. She will step down from her current role in summer 2026. […]
ENO LAUNCHES INTERNATIONAL SEARCH FOR NEXT MACKERRAS FELLOW AS PART OF CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS
English National Opera (ENO) today celebrates the centenary of the birth of Sir Charles Mackerras by opening applications for the next ENO Mackerras Fellowship – the first to take place under the company’s new Music […]
Houston Grand Opera Nominated for 2026 GRAMMY Award for Intelligence
Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s company-commissioned 2023 world premiere opera receives nomination for Best Opera RecordingAlbum represents first release from the new Houston Grand Opera label, created with London Symphony Orchestra’s label LSO Live HOUSTON—November 7, […]
Just in: Berlin Philharmonic blasts the Belgians
Statement by the board of the Berliner Philharmoniker Foundation on the withdrawal of the invitation from the Flanders Festival Ghent to Lahav Shani, Lisa Batiashvili and the Munich Philharmonic “It was with great dismay and incomprehension […]
