‘Entirely without merit,’ wrote one contemporary reviewer of Donizetti’s Il Paria, which received only six performances in January 1829 at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples and then disappeared into…
Soli Deo Gloria: Philippe Pierlot directs the Ricercar Consort and Collegium Vocale in Bach’s cantatas
Under the direction of Belgian viola da gamba player Philippe Pierlot, the Ricercar Consort continue their exploration of J.S. Bach’s sacred cantatas – an intermittent project over the last twenty…
ENO appoints Jessica Pulay to Board of Trustees
English National Opera (ENO) is pleased to announce that Jessica Pulay is joining the ENO Board of Trustees with immediate effect. Jessica Pulay has been Co-Head of Policy and Markets,…
James King, Eileen Farrell and William Steinberg premiere Act II of Tristan und Isolde with the Boston Symphony in 1972
Between 1959 and 1973, a year after William Steinberg ended his tenure as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, works by Richard Wagner had featured only rarely on his…
The Britten Sinfonia create subtle but stirring sonic worlds at Wigmore Hall
Old and new were interwoven in this concert presented by soprano Jennifer France and five members of the Britten Sinfonia, conducted by Jack Sheen. The ancient warp was the music…
Grange Park Opera forms cultural partnership with The Romanoff Foundation
The Romanoff Foundation (RF) has teamed up with Grange Park Opera, Surrey (GPO) to provide support and cultural collaboration for the upcoming post pandemic season. Cultural institutions and artists have…
Live from London – Spring Festival, 13 February – 22 April 2021
“Spring won’t let me stay in this house any longer! I must get out and breathe the air deeply again” (Mahler) As the world blossoms and stretches around us, the Live…
Royal Opera House announces two new Friday Premiere Streams
The Royal Opera House is delighted to continue its #OurHousetoYourHouse programme, featuring online broadcasts, musical masterclasses and cultural highlights thata can be accessed by audiences around the world. Join us…
English Touring Opera presents a powerful pairing of Tippett and Shostakovich
Michael Tippett’s 1943 cantata for tenor and piano, Boyhood’s End, was one of first vocal works composed specifically for Peter Pears and Benjamin Britten. It was first performed on 5th…
20 Shots of Opera: Irish National Opera administer a creative ‘cure’
shot [noun]: an attempt to do or achieve something that you have not done before; an attempt to do or achieve something that is difficult, when success is uncertain; a…