Best Proms review so far…
… comes from our critic in residence, Alastair Macaulay: When you read about it beforehand, the Albert Hall Prom of July 21 – played by the BBC Philharmonic, conducted by John Storgårds – seemed to […]
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Dame Cleo Laine, Schoenberg singer
The great British jazz vocalist who died today, aged 97, was a singer of exceptional versatility. Among other modern classics she performer were the Seven Deadly Sins of Kurt Weill and Pierrot Lunaire by Arnold […]
%20Ali%20Wright.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "Satisfying all round: Opera Holland Park's revival of its 2018 production of Verdi's La traviata showcases a trio of fine principals in a vividly realised production")
Satisfying all round: Opera Holland Park’s revival of its 2018 production of Verdi’s La traviata showcases a trio of fine principals in a vividly realised production
Verdi: La Traviata – Alison Langer, Ellie Edmonds – Opera Holland Park 2025 (Photo: Ali Wright) Verdi: La Traviata; Alison Langer, Matteo Desole, Michel de Souza, director: Rodula Gaitanou, conductor: Matthew Kofi Waldren, City of […]
Where’s Zubin? On China tour
The restless conductor, 89, is on a 6-city tour of china with the Maggio Musicale orchestra of Florence. More here. The post Where’s Zubin? On China tour appeared first on Slippedisc.
Jazz flugelhornist, RIP
The family of Chuck Mangione has shared news of his death at his home in Rochester, New York on July 22. Chuck was 84. A jazz composer and virtuoso flugelhorn and trumpet player, he was […]
Bayreuth offers discounts for scrimped anniversary year
The Wagner Festival was supposed to celebrate 150 years since its 1876 foundation with a blaze of glory. Instead, tightened budgets and lower attendance this year have prompted a rethink. The 2026 season, announced yesterday, […]
Ruth Leon’s Pocket Theatre Review – Sing Street at Lyric Hammersmith
How, in ‘80s Dublin, does a 16-year old boy impress a pretty girl? Thinking fast, Conor tells her he’s starting a band and he wants her to star in the video. That’s Sing Street, the […]
Lucia di Lammermoor at Opera Holland Park
After a couple of Opera Rara Donizetti song posts (Volume 1; Volume 4), and previous posts on the release of Donizetti’s Three Queens, Il Paria and L’ange de Nisida, plus a live Elixir at ENO […]
Mariss Jansons gets stamped
The much-loved conductor, who died in December 2019, has been honoured by his home state of Latvia with a postage stamp in his memory. Mariss was music director of the Oslo Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony, Concertgebouw […]
Cello star opens new series of The Lebrecht Interview
The hard-talk interview is back this Saturday night on Radio 3, straight after the Proms. First into the hot seat is cellist Alisa Weilerstein, who talks of trick-and-treating on her debut day, playing with Type-1 […]
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