Festival International Film d’Opéra d’Entrecasteaux (FIFOE) debuts this September in this small village nestled among the vineyards in the hills of Provence. The village is Entrecasteaux, famed for its farmhouse…
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PwC Ireland showcases sponsorship of Wexford Factory 2023
Opera singers Ami Hewitt and Maria Hughes performed at a cultural event in PwC Ireland’s Spencer Dock offices. Artists Maria and Ami have both been supported by the partnership between the Festival and…
Opera Rara launch Donizetti Song Project at Wigmore Hall with Lawrence Brownlee & Carlo Rizzi
On Saturday 9 September, Opera Rara launch its Donizetti Song Project at Wigmore Hall with tenor Lawrence Brownlee and its Artistic Director Carlo Rizzi. Continuing its year-long celebration of Donizetti’s…
Bampton Classical Opera Young Singers’ Competition 2023 Announcement
Bampton Classical Opera Young Singers’ Competition 2023 – Entries now Open Public Final: Saturday 25 November, 6pmLeonard Wolfson Auditorium, Wolfson College, Linton Road, Oxford, OX2 6UD Applications are now open…
English Touring Opera begin new era with Robin Norton-Hale at the helm
English Touring Opera’s General Director, Robin Norton-Hale, launches the ETO’s new era with an ambitious season that places innovation and excellence at the heart of the company’s work. Norton-Hale, who assumed leadership…
LIVE From London Summer 2023
The VOCES8 Foundation presents the tenth iteration of its acclaimed online concert series with nine concerts covering six centuries of stunning repertoire, including world premieres and celebrations of iconic anniversaries.…
In conversation with Liberata Collective: Handel’s Orlando at the Buxton International Opera Festival
“In opera, the most profound music, the most well-chosen words, will not contribute to the drama if the action is not coherent … every detail of the visual aspects of…
Opera Rara announces 2023/24 season, including a major multi-year project to perform and record almost 200 rarely heard Donizetti songs
Opera Rara continues the rich vein of operatic archaeology, which has been its calling card for over half a century, with performances, studio recordings and exhibitions in a 2023/24 season…
Elgan Llŷr Thomas launches his debut disc, Unveiled, at Wigmore Hall
The press release for Unveiled, Welsh-born tenor Elgan Llŷr Thomas’s debut disc, suggests that ‘as a gay musician and composer, [Thomas] became increasingly frustrated by opera’s traditional focus on heterosexual…