The English record producer Roy Thomas Baker died at his home in Lake Havasu City, Arizona on Saturday. He was 78. Baker began working at Decca at age 14 and flourished in the early 1970s […]
From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: When a major artist performs third-rate music, it’s either going to be a trifling act of self-indulgence or a stunning revelation. It took me three listenings to work […]
Having re-worked Vaughan Williams’ Riders to the Sea earlier this year [see composer Michael Betteridge’s article], Southampton-based OperaUpClose has announced that its next project will be a reimagined version of Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi. Gianni Schicchi (or Where […]