The death has been announced in Kassel, Germany, of Claire van Kampen, playwright, director and composer, who served as an expert on Tudor Music in the BBC’s Wolf Hall series, starring her husband Sir Mark […]
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 […]