Colin Clarke

Berlin celebrates the music of Hans Winterberg

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GermanyGermany Winterberg & Winterberg – An encounter of music and literature: Jaroslav Rudiš (reader). Adamello Quartet (Clemens Linder, Byol Kang [violins], Susanne Linder [viola], Adele Bitter [cello]) with Holder Groschopp (piano). Schwartzsche Villa, Grünewaldstrasse, Berlin, 12.7.2024. (CC)

Hans Winterberg © Peter Kreitmeir

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A delightful performance of The Fairy Queen by the Armonico Consort and Players in Thaxted

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Thaxted Festival 2024 [3] – Purcell, The Fairy Queen, Z 629: Oz Clarke (narrator), Eloise Irving, Hannah Fraser Mackenzie, Laura Moretto (sopranos), William Towers (alto), Matthew Pochin (tenor), Robert Davies (bass), Armonico Consort & Baroque Players / Christopher Monks (harpsichord / director). Thaxted Parish Church, 6.7.2024. (CC)

Purcell’s The Fairy Queen at the Thaxted Festival 2024

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Edgar, Opera Holland Park’s recent Puccini excavation, is a revelation

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Puccini, Edgar (1905 version, semi-staged, orchestral reduction Toby Burke): Soloists, Children from Pimlico Musical Foundation and Tiffin School, Opera Holland Park Chorus, City of London Sinfonia / Naomi Woo (conductor). Opera Holland Park, London, 2.7.2024. (CC)

Gweneth Ann Rand as Tigrana and the OHP Chorus in OHP’s Edgar © Ali Wright

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