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Baritone Federico Longhi’s Rigoletto is part of Parma’s June Verdian renaissance

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After the success of his debut as Conte di Luna in Il trovatore and his missed debuts (due to the Covid-19 pandemic) as Roberto Devereux at Teatro Massimo Palermo and as Nabucco at Erfurt DomStufen-Festspiele, and also his awaited return to Nice Opera House for Lucia di Lammermoor, Italian baritone Federico Longhi returns on the stage with one of most significative role of his repertoire, Rigoletto, in an extraordinary context, the Music Parc of Parma, in front of the Paganini Auditorium, home of the Philarmonic Orchestra Arturo Toscanini.

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69th Wexford Festival Opera – 11 to 18 October 2020

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69th Wexford Festival Opera further develops its digital presence for 2020

to present a reimagined Festival

 Waiting for Shakespeare…The Festival in the air

 Sunday, 11 October – Sunday, 18 October 2020

Wexford Festival Opera today announced that it has taken the difficult decision to reschedule the previously announced artistic programme to October 2021. This is due to the ongoing worldwide uncertainty regarding the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing restrictions into the autumn, and in the best interests of the health and welfare of the Festival’s audiences, artists, staff, and volunteers.

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LMP’s first UK chamber orchestra performances since Covid-19 struck

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LMP Live! – London Mozart Players plan first UK chamber orchestra performances together since Covid-19 struck

  • ‘LMP Live!’ – a series of three socially distanced classical music concerts in summer 2020
  • LMP will be one of, if not THE first UK chamber orchestras to reunite to perform together as lockdown eases
  • Concerts will be London Mozart Players’ first performances together since Friday 13 March
  • Celebrated soloists Tasmin Little and Jennifer Pike will perform alongside LMP
  • Concerts to be filmed as live and streamed as free to view Facebook and YouTube Premieres in partnership with Classic FM, the UK’s most popular classical music station
  • Venues: Westfield London, Shepherd’s Bush; the Church of St Giles, Cripplegate (City of London); Mansfield College, Oxford
  • Programme to reflect core LMP repertoire including favourites Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending, Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
  • LMP was the first orchestra to deliver daily unique content with their ‘At Home with LMP’ series, which went live on 23rd March – lockdown day itself

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2020 Celebration of Aldeburgh Festivals with BBC Radio 3 and BBC Four – 12-28 June

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A Celebration of Aldeburgh Festivals – 12 – 28 June

Highlights include:

  • ‘Opening Night’ broadcast of Britten on Camera on BBC Four followed by Struan Leslie’s Illuminations – a staging including circus performers of Britten’s Les Illuminations – seen for the first time on Britten Pears Arts’ YouTube Channel
  • Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh Beach will be available on BBC iPlayer later this month
  • Create your own Aldeburgh Musicircus experience online
  • BBC Radio 3 to broadcast six archive performances from Aldeburgh Festival between 19 – 26 June
  • Aldeburgh Festival invites audiences to share their memories from its 72 festivals

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Oxford Lieder Festival – 10-17 October 2020

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OXFORD LIEDER FESTIVAL 2020

Sholto Kynoch, Artistic Director of Oxford Lieder Festival

UK’S BIGGEST SONG FESTIVAL PAVES THE WAY FOR A NEW AND SUSTAINABLE MODEL IN UNCERTAIN TIMES

The Oxford Lieder Festival will go ahead this October, with a bold programme and trailblazing approach to the challenges currently facing the classical music industry. Over eight days and 35 events, the Festival will be fully live, ticketed, and presented from special venues in and around Oxford, completely online. With a roster of internationally renowned artists and the pick of the new generation, Oxford Lieder continues as a pioneering and innovative champion of the art of song, and addresses the difficult issue of paid online classical music head-on with a new, sustainable model.

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BBC to show the ROH’s first post-lockdown performance and their other recent music news

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The BBC is to broadcast the Royal Opera House’s first post-lockdown performance across TV and radio later this month.

The concert, which will take place without a live audience, is scheduled for 13 June, hosted by the venue’s director of music Antonio Pappano.

It will feature a dance premiere by Wayne McGregor, resident choreographer of The Royal Ballet, as well as music by Britten, Handel and Butterworth.

Radio 3 will air the show on 15 June, with TV highlights later in the month.

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