NEW! THE TENOR RUSSELL THOMAS IN CONVERSATION WITH MARGARIDA MOTA-BULL
07/05/2018
Russell Thomas interviewed by Margarida Mota-Bull
Russell Thomas
The first time I came across Russell Thomas was a couple of years ago and by pure chance while searching for tenor performances in Don Carlo on YouTube. In the long list that appeared, a video caught my attention, showing Mr Thomas in a duet with Anja Harteros. She was a household name in the operatic world but I didn’t know him. So, I watched it and listened carefully to Thomas’s voice. Its power, beauty and warmth impressed me immensely. Read more
NEW! RAFAL BLECHACZ IN CONVERSATION WITH GEOFFREY NEWMAN
05/05/2018
NEW! The Twelfth English Music Festival Coming Soon in May 2018
05/05/2018
The Twelfth English Music Festival – 25-28 May 2018
This is the twelfth year in which Founder-Director, Em Marshall-Luck’s English Music Festival has flourished in Oxfordshire – principally at Dorchester-on-Thames (25-28 May 2018). Read more
NEW! The London Orchestra Project’s Metamorphosen on 27 May at LSO St Luke’s
03/05/2018
A New Player Development Initiative: The London Orchestra Project
The brainchild of Stephen Bryant, leader of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and conductor James Ham, London Orchestra Project has a unique take on player development.
The London Orchestra Project
UPDATED! Kenneth MacMillan’s The Sleeping Beauty at the London Coliseum in June
01/05/2018
For the review of the second night click here
English National Ballet
The Sleeping Beauty
London Coliseum
Wednesday 06 June – Saturday 16 June 2018
Box Office: 020 7845 9300 or www.ballet.org.uk/sleeping-
Tickets: from £14 (Booking fees may apply.)
- Maria Alexandrova to guest with English National Ballet for the first time
- Lead Principal Alina Cojocaru debuts in the role of Princess Aurora with English National Ballet
- Further debuts include Lead Principals Jurgita Dronina, Joseph Caley, Isaac Hernández, and Aaron Robison
NEW! English National Opera in 2018/19
01/05/2018
English National Opera announces 2018/19 Season Read more
NEW! The 2018/19 Birmingham Classical Season
01/05/2018
Birmingham’s 2018/19 International Concert Season
Each year Birmingham’s two leading concert venues, Town Hall and Symphony Hall showcase leading classical music performers from around the world. The 2018/19 Birmingham Classical season, just announced, follows that tradition. Read more
UPDATED! Kelli O’Hara and Ken Watanabe Star in The King and I at the London Palladium
25/04/2018
The Lincoln Center Theater production of
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S THE KING AND I
FOR OUR RECENT REVIEW CLICK HERE
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