Come Bargain with Uncanny Things – Virtually Opera, COLAB Tower (Photo: Claire Shovelton) In September last year I interviewed director and writer Leo Doulton [see my interview] and one of the topics we touched on […]
A caricature of a performance of Handel’s Flavio (from 1723) featuring Senesino and Francesca Cuzzoni with Berenstadt (far right) Handel’s opera Rodelinda was premiered 300 years ago this year, on 13 February 1725 at the King’s […]
This is utterly remarkable: Elgar’s familiar but always affecting oratorio on original instruments, the centre of which is the Gabrieli Consort and Players! The instrumenrium is carefully researched: and even includes Elgar’s own trombone! There […]
Stephen Sondheim There has been much clamour from readers for full-length Sondheim musicals and this week Into the Woods with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine who also directed, has […]
The Bayreuth boss is not having much luck when she directs away from home. Here’s Javier Pérez Senz for Scherzo on her Lohengrin. The premiere of the production of Lohengrin, directed by Katharina Wagner, the […]
They may have no chief conductor in sight, and no clear strategic goals, but for want of anything better to do the payroll-heavy LA Phil just keeps on promoting its own. We hear that Cynthia […]
They’re not quite sure what’s hit them in Jacksonville, Florida. An anonymous donor has dropped in with 15 million, the biggest gift they have ever seen. Music Director Courtney Lewis says the money will go […]
Sir James MacMillan (pic) has been named Composer in Residence next season at the Dresden Philharmonie, where the chief conductor is Sir Donald Runnicles. Among the works to be performed is MacMillan’s fourth symphony, dedicated […]
Nicola Benedetti (Photo: Laurence Winram) The full programme for this year’s Edinburgh International Festival has been released, the third festival under Nicola Benedetti’s artistic directorship. This year celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Edinburgh Festival […]
Pegasus Opera’s mentoring programme with Danielle de Niese in 2024 Pegasus Opera launched its opera mentoring programme in 2020 in response to the continued underrepresentation of classical artists of global majority heritage on the UK […]
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