Reviews
TWO CONTRASTING EVENINGS AT THE BARBICAN
31ST MARCH | BARBICAN’S RESIDENT ORCHESTRA SURPRISES WITH A CORKER German diva Diana Damrau in her last slated...
STAR TENOR IN LPO GALA
Forty-six year old Lima-born celebrity tenor in his much-awaited London recital was accompanied by the London Philharmonic Orchestra...
THE OTHER OPERATIC DEVIL FROM CHELSEA OPERA GROUP
Arrigo Boito’s only completed opera Mefistofele got a rare outing on 24th March at the Queen Elizabeth Hall...
WIGMORE HALL PRESENTS A DELIGHTFUL LIEDERABEND
Two young but already well known names appeared on stage together on 14 March in a song recital...
A STAR-STUDDED OPENING NIGHT: FORZA AT COVENT GARDEN
The long-awaited opening night of the hottest ticket in arguably the season in the operatic world finally arrived....
SCHUMANN AND BRAHMS ON PERIOD INSTRUMENT: ORCHESTRA enLIGHTENS
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE) is a resident British orchestra at the Southbank Centre in...
POLLINI RAISES THE RAFTERS AT THE FESTIVAL HALL
There is no doubt that Maurizio Pollini at age 76 remains one of the world’s great piano virtuosos....
MOZART AND DA PONTE IN LONDON AND MUNICH
Partnerships between composer and librettist are an essential complexity in the composition of successful opera. Some examples in...