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A Child’s Dream: pianist Alexandra Dariescu’s 10th album, on Signum Classics, launched at the Romanian Cultural Institute Anonymous no more: Seven uncredited 16th century works from a choirbook created in Arundel & now residing in Lambeth, here given voice for the first time 200 singers, 25 nationalities: Edinburgh Royal Choral Union joins forces with the Brussels Choral Society for Poulenc & Bruckner in Edinburgh Rhapsodies and Variations: the current cohort of LSO Conservatoire Scholars show what they are capable of in their showcase recital at LSO St Luke’s Presenting an incredible series of concerts ranging from classical to contemporary music, the Strijkkwartet Biënnale Amsterdam punches well above its weight to the delight of its admiring international audience
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Ruth Leon recommends….So in Love – Kiss Me Kate

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Ruth Leon recommends….So in Love – Kiss Me Kate

So in Love – Kiss Me Kate

There’s a new production of Cole Porter’s great musical at the Barbican Theatre until Sept 14th. The casting is a bit odd. Who would ever have thought of bluff, Irish Adrian Dunbar  r as a matinee idol who sings some of the most romantic songs ever written for the musical stage?

Nothing odd about the choice of his leading lady, though, Tony Award-winning Broadway royalty Stephanie J. Block.   Here she is, in a garden somewhere, with  this glorious romantic ballad, ‘So In Love‘ from Kiss me, Kate.
Just because.

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Anonymous no more: Seven uncredited 16th century works from a choirbook created in Arundel & now residing in Lambeth, here given voice for the first time

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Rhapsodies and Variations: the current cohort of LSO Conservatoire Scholars show what they are capable of in their showcase recital at LSO St Luke's

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