John Gilhooly today announced repertoire and artist details for Wigmore Hall’s autumn series of 100 concerts, including 28 lunchtime concerts in association with BBC Radio 3. All 100 concerts will be live-streamed in HD and free to watch on demand for 30 days after broadcast on Wigmore Hall’s website.
Author: Claire Seymour
Glyndebourne extends its summer season of outdoor performances into September
Glyndebourne is extending its summer season of outdoor events, with an additional two weeks of open-air concerts and Open Gardens between 29 August and 13 September.
The Prison: Ethel Smyth
Ethel Smyth’s last large-scale work, written in 1930 by the then 72-year-old composer who was increasingly afflicted and depressed by her worsening deafness, was The Prison – a ‘symphony’ for soprano and bass-baritone soloists, chorus and orchestra.
Songs by Sir Hamilton Harty: Kathryn Rudge and Christopher Glynn
‘Hamilton Harty is Irish to the core, but he is not a musical nationalist.’
Garsington’s Fidelio in Concert: BBC Radio 3 broadcast
Garsington Opera is delighted to announce that its Fidelio in Concert will be broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on Saturday 26 September, 6.30pm.
Full cast and creative team announced for ENO Drive & Live at Alexandra Palace
The English National Opera (ENO) announces the full details of the first ENO Drive & Live – Europe’s first live drive-in opera production that audiences can safely experience from their cars.
Monteverdi: The Ache of Love – Live from London
There’s a “slide of harmony” and “all the bones leave your body at that moment and you collapse to the floor, it’s so extraordinary.”
Glyndebourne Open House – Handel’s Giulio Cesare and Brett Dean’s Hamlet
Glyndebourne has announced the next two opera titles in its virtual festival, Glyndebourne Open House – Handel’s Giulio Cesare (pictured) and Brett Dean’s Hamlet.
Grange Park Opera announces 2021 season
It’s been a ‘challenging’ year, but what has kept us going is to focus on the future: 2021 at Grange Park Opera, Surrey, 10 June – 17 July.
Autumn season: free digital events at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Guildhall School of Music & Drama today announces its Autumn Season of events, which will all be delivered digitally and free of charge.