“An American Dream?” Why the question mark? There’s a lot to get to on this one, not least of which is why the title of the album is a question. Barbara Hannigan explains that in the […]
Imogen Whitehead with flugelhorn The flugelhorn has its origins in a German type of hunting horn. In early 18th century Germany, a ducal hunt leader known as a Flügelmeister used a Flügelhorn to direct his […]
Mary, Queen of Scots remains a character who continues to fascinate and inspire composers. Composers as diverse as Schumann and Richard Wagner set her poetry. Donizetti’s opera though historically inaccurate continues to hold the operatic […]
Solomon’s Knot and Jonathan Sells join forces with Les Passions de l’Âme (The Passions of the Soul)) for this celebration of late Telmann sacred music, Ton Koopman waxed lyrical to me once about Telemann’s Donnerode, […]
St Paul’s Opera in Clapham is back with their summer opera next month. Having delighted us last year with Doniz L’elisir d’amore [see my review], the company will be performing Verdi’s La traviata from 2 […]
Mozart: La clemenza di Tito: Jeremy Ovenden, Aphrodite Patoulidou, Maite Beaumont, Anna El-Khashem, Ambroisine Bré, Adrien Fournaison, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset; The Grange FestivalReviewed 9 June 2026 A welcome opportunity to hear Mozart’s great last opera […]
8 Songs for a Mad King Soloists; Manchester Camerata / John Andrews (conductor); Company Chameleon (stage direction). King’s Place, London, June 6, 2026 Judith Weir Blue Green Hill Errolyn Wallen By Gis and By Saint […]
.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "The Trial of Dhegdheer: a Somali folktale is the inspiration for a new community opera bringing together communities of Butetown & Grangetown in Cardiff")
Robert Fokkens in the first community rehearsal of The Trial of Dhegdheer A new community opera The Trial of Dhegdheer, to be performed in Grangetown in Cardiff on Saturday 13 June takes a Somali folktale […]
Joshua Ballance at High Barnet Chamber Music Festival High Barnet Chamber Music Festival has returned for its sixth season with a mix of the well-known and the not so well-known. Things kicked off last weekend […]
Joseph Phibbs & Dominic Sandbrook: Mrs T – Lucy Schaufer as Mrs T in rehearsal(Photo: Claire Shovelton) Whether you love her or hate her, Mrs Thatcher remains an iconic figure but not a character who […]
