Dear Alma, I don’t want to make music any more
From our agony aunt’s mailbag: Dear Alma, I don’t want to make music any more. I go up on stage every day, tune up with my colleagues, look out into the festival audience – and don’t […]
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Evgeny Kissin at the Barbican: Bach, Chopin, Shostakovich
Bach, Chopin, Shostakovich Evgeny Kissin (piano). Barbican Hall, London, 25.06.2025 Bach Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 Chopin Nocturnes: C sharp minor, Op. 27/2; A flat, Op. 32/3. Scherzo No. 4. Shostakovich Piano Sonata No. […]
Another Ruth Leon Theatre Pocket Review: Giant – Harold Pinter theatre
Roald Dahl Giant is another kind of triumph – a brilliant play about a loathsome man. Roald Dahl, who wrote Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Witches, Fantastic Mr Fox and many other grotesque, darkly comic and sometimes […]
Ruth Leon’s Theatre Pocket Review: Stereophonic – Duke of York’s Theatre
Stereophonic is a triumph. It’s that rare theatrical event where everything comes together to make an evening in the theatre both new and timeless. At first sight, the premise is simple: a rock band is making their second […]
A different focus: Timothy Ridout in Mozart & Hummel with Academy of St Martin in the Fields plus Rossini & a Weber symphony
Hummel, portrait by Joseph Willibrord Mähler, c. 1814 Rossini: String Sonata No. 1, Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E flat, Hummel: Potpourri Op. 94, Weber: Symphony No. 1; Timothy Ridout, Tomo Keller, Academy of St Martin […]
From Handel to Verdi & beyond: I chat to soprano Soraya Mafi about singing in Handel’s Saul at Glyndebourne, & expanding into bel canto & Bernstein
Handel: Saul – Soraya Mafi – Glyndebourne Opera (Photo: Glyndebourne/ASH) Soprano Soraya Mafi is currently singing the role of Michal in Handel’s Saul at Glyndebourne in the 2025 revival of the 2015 production by Barrie […]
My Father’s Son: Nicky Spence and Dylan Perez at Thaxted Festival
My Father’s Son Nicky Spence (tenor); Dylan Perez (piano) Thaxted Parish Church, 22.06.2025 Although this recital uses the words of others, it might as well be autobiographical,’ said Nicky Spence in an article about this […]
Ruth Leon recommends… The Royal Ballet – Triple Bill
Click here to subscribe For those of us who might be missing top flight classical ballet by the top dancers, I thought a dose of the Royal Ballet at Covent Garden would hit the spot. Here are […]
Saariaho’s delusions live on
A performance of her tape-and-orchestra piece from WDR. I find it rather beautiful. The post Saariaho’s delusions live on appeared first on Slippedisc.
Who will Win the Ring Award?
This week OperaVision brings Slippedisc readers coverage of the Ring Award in Graz, Austria. The RING AWARD is the foremost international competition for emerging talent in music theatre direction, set and costume design. The Grand Finale […]
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