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Heavenly joy & earthly travails: Philippe Sly is compelling as St Francis in Romeo Castellucci's mesmerising & frustrating vision Messiaen's opera in Salzburg

Heavenly joy & earthly travails: Philippe Sly is compelling as St Francis in Romeo Castellucci’s mesmerising & frustrating vision Messiaen’s opera in Salzburg

Messiaen: Saint François d’Assise – Philippe Sly – Salzburg Festival (Photo: Monika Rittershaus) Messiaen: Saint François d’Assise; Philippe Sly, Lauranne Oliva, Sean Panikkar, Russell Braun, director: Romeo Castellucci, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor: Maxime Pascal; Salzburg […]

Darkness visible: remarkable performances from Jonathan Tetelman & Asmik Grigorian in Bizet's Carmen directed by choreographer Gabriela Carrizo in Salzburg

Darkness visible: remarkable performances from Jonathan Tetelman & Asmik Grigorian in Bizet’s Carmen directed by choreographer Gabriela Carrizo in Salzburg

Bizet: Carmen – Asmik Grigorian – Salzburg Festival (Photo: Virginia Rota) Bizet: Carmen; Asmik Grigorian, Jonathan Tetelman, Kristina Mkhitaryan, Davide Luciano, director: Gabriela Carrizo, Utopia Orchestra, conductor: Teodor Currentzis; Salzburg Festival at the Grosses FestspielhausReviewed 8 […]

A mini Italian Festival at the Proms

A mini Italian Festival at the Proms

Respighi – Church Windows. Rossini – Stabat mater. Federica Lombardi – soprano; Chiara Amarù  – mezzo; Dave Monaco – tenor; Nicola Ulivieri – bass; Epiphoni Consort; BBC Chorus & Symphony Orchestra; Nil Venditti – conductor. […]

Leeds Song announces new season

Leeds Song announces new season

Media announcement of interest below. A heads up that Sunday’s post will be a review of tonight’s (Friday’s) Prom. Leeds Song has announced its 2026–27 concert season, bringing together some of Britain’s most distinguished artists […]