Mourning for Scots baritone
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland has announced the death of baritone Alan Watt, a valued member of the teaching staff from 1995 to 2019. Born in Aberdeen, Watt sang leading roles with British companies performed […]
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Returning to Northern Ireland Opera for his third role, British-Ukrainian baritone Yuriy Yurchuk talks about his continuing exploration of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin
Yuriy Yurchuk Baritone Yuriy Yurchuk sings the title role in Northern Ireland Opera‘s new production of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin which opens on 14 September 2024 at the Grand Opera House, Belfast, directed by Cameron Menzies […]
%20Ali%20Wright.jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "Relentlessly entertaining: Louise Bakker's new production of Handel's Acis and Galatea at Opera Holland Park rather over-eggs things but features finely engaging soloists")
Relentlessly entertaining: Louise Bakker’s new production of Handel’s Acis and Galatea at Opera Holland Park rather over-eggs things but features finely engaging soloists
Handel: Acis and Galatea – chorus – Opera Holland Park (Photo: Ali Wright) Handel: Acis and Galatea; Elizabeth Karani, Anthony Gregory, Chuma Sijeqa, Ruari Bowen, director: Louise Bakker, City of London Sinfonia, conductor: Michael Papadopoulos; […]
A pair of secrets: Wolf-Ferrari and Leoncavallo at Opera Holland Park
Wolf-Ferrari and Leoncavallo: Soloists; Children from Pimlico Musical Foundation; Chorus of Opera Holland Park; City of London Sinfonia / John Andrews (conductor, Wolf-Ferrari), Francesco Ciliuffo (conductor, Leoncavallo) Wolf-Ferrari – Il segreto di Susanna Production: Director – […]
Ruth Leon recommends…Bobby Short Live at Cafe Carlyle
Bobby Short Live at Cafe Carlyle Bobby Short ‘invented’, perhaps ‘defined’ would be a better word, intimate cabaret for the New Yorkers of our own recent times. Urbane, elegant, perfectly groomed, he played the songs […]
Look, there’s an academic at my piano
The international opera star Aida Garifullina gave a concert in the Oxford Union. Normally, she’d bring her own pianist. Here, she was accompanied by Christian Wilson, Director of Music at Keble College. The post Look, […]
Dear Alma, I lent money to the concertmaster….
Dear Alma On our last tour I lent 200 Euros to the concertmaster to buy a new Eton shirt. We came home a month ago and he has shown no sign of paying me back. […]
Khatia does it with Klaus
Who knew they still played the Tchaikovsky concerto? The post Khatia does it with Klaus appeared first on Slippedisc.
Job of the Week: Repetiteur at Covent Garden
£57,735.56 per annum 33 hours per week We are currently recruiting for a permanent member of our Music Staff team to work as a repetiteur and to coach ROH Principals and Guest Principals to work […]
Dudamel names four more fellows
Welcome to the most successful springboard to a conducting career: The four conductors selected by Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil as 2024/25 Dudamel Fellows are Holly Hyun Choe, born in South […]
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