Hampshire’s The Grange Festival in 2024

The Grange Festival celebrates its 2024 season with an exciting and eclectic mix of ballet, opera and jazz (6 June – 6 July)

The Grange Festival presents an opening night of dance followed by new productions of L’incoronazione di PoppeaTosca and The Rake’s Progress and showcases the unique talents of vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant and pianist Dan Tepfer

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Die Walküre takes flight at SJSS this November with The London Opera Company

The London Opera Company’s Die Walküre at St John’s Smith Square on 25th November 

In a very short period of time The London Opera Company have shown themselves to be leaders in Wagner’ (OMH review)

Fans of Wagner’s epic tale of love, feuding families, betrayal and retribution are in for a treat on Saturday 25th November.

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Fully restored CALLAS – PARIS, 1958 is exclusively in cinemas during November and December

Celebrating Maria Callas’s Centenary, her historical performance is fully restored for the first time in colour exclusively for the big screen

CALLAS – PARIS, 1958
Released in the UK and Ireland 11-12 November 2023
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(P)REVIEWED HERE

Director and Producer – Tom Volf
Production and Restoration – Samuel Francois-Steininger
International Distribution – Piece of Magic Entertainment
Runtime – 90 minutes

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Christian Thielemann to become new General Music Director of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden

Christian Thielemann to succeed Daniel Barenboim at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden

Christian Thielemann © Matthias Creutziger

At its meeting today, the Board of Trustees of the Berlin Opera Foundation approved the contract with Christian Thielemann as General Music Director of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden from September 1, 2024. Thielemann succeeds Daniel Barenboim, who is an honorary citizen of Berlin.

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Creative Scotland declines to fund this year’s Lammermuir Festival

Lammermuir Festival faces future challenge head-on as Creative Scotland turns it down for funding in 2023

Lammermuir Festival has been turned down by Creative Scotland’s Open Fund for funding towards this year’s festival. Over a period of 40 weeks the festival lodged three applications having been strongly encouraged by Creative Scotland officials to re-apply twice. Each application was strongly recommended for funding by the Music Department at Creative Scotland, particularly as a key part of a network of festivals across the country including East Neuk, Paxton, Cumnock Tryst and St Magnus. Each application has been turned down by assessment panels, the last notification being on 22 August, just sixteen days before the 2023 festival opened.

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