From the Lebrecht Album of the Week:
The first we heard of Magdalena Kožená was a mid-1990s album of Bach arias, recorded when she was 22. The voice was at once light and dark — think Emma Kirkby in a John Le Carre novel. Given that Kirkby and Co had covered most of the Baroque, it was hard to see where an unknown from Brno would go….
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Here’s what the programme says: Parsifal Andreas Schager Tilmann Unger 7.8. (Umbesetzung) (1. Aufzug) Klaus Florian Vogt 7.8. (Umbesetzung) (2. und 3. Aufzug) What happened? Schager got sick. Vogt was flown in but missed a […]
For the 2025/26 season, Jonathan Bloxham steps into a new role as principal conductor and artistic advisor with London Mozart Players (LMP), building on his three-year tenure as conductor in residence and artistic advisor. LMP#’s […]
Jean Cocteau’s 135th Birthday Click here to watch This week also marks the 135th birthday of Jean Cocteau, the celebrated French author, playwright, artist and director. Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (5 July 1889 – […]
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