Described, accurately, by the notes as a “Parisian noir,” Il tabarro,” intended as the first of Puccini’s Trittico (a cycle of three opera designed to be performed in on evening).We reviewed the ENO incarnation of […]
Every horn player knows Benjamin Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings. One of that composer’s most beautiful, and cogent, pieces, it often sends tingles of dread in the bravest of hornists; it was, after […]
Khachaturian, Prokofiev Nemanja Radulović (violin); Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg / Aziz Shokhakimov (conductor). Philharmonie de Paris, France, 26.11.2024 Khachaturian Violin Concerto in D minor (1940) Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 in B flat, Op. 100 (1944) A […]
Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms Martin Helmchen (piano); Philhamonia Orchestra / Alessandro Crudele. Teatro Petruzzelli Bari, Italy, 26.11.2024 Beethoven Fidelio – Overture, Op 72 (1814) Mozart Piano Concerto No. 16 in D, K 451 (1784) Brahms […]
The National Opera Studio (NOS) is thrilled to announce the launch of the National Opera Studio Academy, a transformative programme designed to identify and nurture emerging operatic talent from across the UK. Applications are now open for this inaugural initiative, […]
O Haupt! Music by Telemann, J. S. Bach, Janitsch and C. P. E. Bach Musica Gloria. The New Town Church, Edinburgh, 23.11.2024 Musica Gloria: Nele Vertommen, Baroque oboe; Elise Dupont, violin; Lena Rademann, viola; Anne-Linde […]
Through the noise launch music education initiative with Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason as part of homecoming tour Highlights include: Landmark tour from 26 November – 3 December, visiting 7 cities across the UK and reaching up […]
Donizetti L’elisir d’amore (sung in English, transl. Amanda Holden). Soloists; chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Teresa Riveira Böhm. London Coliseum, 20.11.2024 Production: Stage director – Harry Fehr Set designer – Nicky Shaw […]
Wolf-Ferrari’s short opera is perfect for a one-night coupling, as Opera Holland Park have proved both this year, with Pagliacci (review), and, in 2019, with Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta (review). Susanna’s secret? As you can see from […]
Habibi, Beethoven, Berlioz Javier Perianes (piano); Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal / Rafael Payare. Barbican Hall, 19.11.2024 Iman Habibi Jeder Baum spricht (2020) Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. 15 (1795, revised 1800) Berlioz Symphonie […]
