Verdi: Rigoletto – Themba Mvula, Ross McInroy, Thomas Elwin & ensemble – Opera North, 2026 [Photo: Richard H Smith] Verdi: Rigoletto; Leonardo Sánchez, Blake Denson, Raven McMillon, dir: Femi Elufowoju jr, cond: Patrick Lange; Opera North at […]
Mendelssohn, Nielsen NOVO Quartet. Wigmore Hall, 1 pm, 19.10.2026 Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13 (1827) Nielsen String Quartet in F minor, Op. 5 (1890) The Danish NOVO Quartet is a […]
Wagner Tristan und Isolde. Cast; Chorus & Orchestra of the London Opera Company / Peter Selwyn (conductor). St John’s, Smith Square, 18.10.2026. Cast: Tristan – Neal Cooper Isolde – Cara McHardy Brangӓne – Harriet Williams […]
Sheku Kanneh Mason and young cellists from The Glasshouse [Photo: TyneSight Media] After a tour with the Royal Northern Sinfonia and conductor Dinis Sousa playing Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No. 1 in Middlesborough, Gateshead and Kendal, cellist Sheku […]
Dario Salvi and the Janáček Philharmonic return for volume 3 in their series of Overtures and Stage Music: Volume One was covered here, while we covered yet another Naxos release, the Piano Trios with the […]
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Ben Parry and Garth Bardsley’s My Father Cannot Speak in rehearsals with Roderick Williams at Snape [Photo: Angus Cooke / Britten Pears Arts] On 24 October, composer Ben Parry and writer Garth Bardsley‘s new opera, […]
Charpentier: David and Jonathan – Harun Ellis Tekin, Tom Lilburn – New Sussex Opera [Photo: Colin Chapman] Charpentier: David and Jonathan (David et Jonathas); Harun Ellis Tekin, Tom Lilburn, Massimo Modoni, Daniel Chomiak, Nadiia Chaichenko, […]
The Quatuor Elmire was part of the String Quartet finals at Geneva a few years back (see here); currently in residence at the Singer-Polignac Foundation and the Chapelle Musicale, Reine Elisabeth (the present release was […]
Wexford Festival Opera has announced its 2027 programme. Artistic director Rosetta Cucchi’s theme for next year is a tribute to the extraordinary courage, resilience and creative power of women. The three main stage operas will […]
Amazingly it is 25 years since the Handel House (now Handel Hendrix House) opened in London and Handel Hendrix House is celebrating. There is a concert on 10 November at Handel’s parish church, St George’s […]
