Festival 2025

Spectacular debut from Inmo Yang, in an otherwise disappointing French evening

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [23] – Bizet, Sarasate, Holmès, Saint-Saëns: Inmo Yang (violin), Rachel Mahon (organ), BBC Symphony Orchestra / Marie Jacqot (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 28.8.2025. (MBr)

Marie Jacquot conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra © BBC/Andy Paradise

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Peter Whelan has the handle on Alexander’s Feast at the BBC Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [25] – Handel: Hillary Cronin (soprano), Stuart Jackson (tenor), Hillary Cronin (soprano), Irish Baroque Chorus, Irish Baroque Orchestra / Peter Whelan (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 30.8.2025. (AV-E)

[l-r] Stuart Jackson (tenor), Hillary Cronin (soprano), Hillary Cronin (soprano) and Peter Whelan (conductor) © Chris Christodoulou/BBC

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Khatia Buniatishvili, Jaime Martin and the Melbourne SO show their professionalism at the Proms

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [24] – Sutherland, Dvořák, Tchaikovsky: Khatia Buniatishvili (piano); Melbourne Symphony Orchestra / Jaime Martín (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 29.8.2025. (CC)

Jaime Martin conducts the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra © BBC/Chris Christodoulou

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Porgy and Bess Reimagined: outstanding Gershwin at the Cumbria Opera Festival

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Cumbria Opera Festival 2025 [3] – Gershwin, Porgy and Bess Reimagined: Venetia Iga (alto), Michael Muoneke (tenor), Kezia Abouma (piano), Nathan Dawkins (double bass), Noah Ojumu (drums), Joe Davies, Alistair Burton (arrangers). Kendal Town Hall, 27.8.2025. (CK)

Venetia Iga rehearsing for Porgy and Bess Reimagined © Chris Tribble

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Estimable Salzburg Festival production and performance of Eötvös’s Three Sisters

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AustriaAustria Salzburg Festival 2025 [7] – Eötvös, Three Sisters: Soloists, Actors, Klangforum Wien / Maxime Pascal, Alphonse Cemin (conductors). Felsenreitschule, Salzburg, 24.8.2025. (MB)

Salzburg Festival 2025 –  Three Sisters © SF/Monika Rittershaus

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Cumbria Opera Festival’s Opera by Candlelight showcases young local talent alongside established classics

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Cumbria Opera Festival 2025 [2] – Various, Opera by Candlelight: Ellen Mawhinney (soprano), Jamie Formoy (tenor), Chris Pulleyn (piano). St John’s Church, Keswick, 26.8.2025. (CK)

Cumbria Opera Festival 2025: Opera by Candlelight © Joe Davies

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Tarmo Peltokoski works magic in witty semi-staged production of Die Zauberflöte in Bremen

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GermanyGermany Musikfest Bremen 2025 [1] – Mozart, Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute): Soloists, Chorwerk Ruhr, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen / Tarmo Peltokoski (conductor). Die Glocke, Bremen, 27.8.2025. (DM-D)

[front l-r] Andreas Conrad (Monostatos), Chorwerk Ruhr, Elsa Dreisig (Pamina) and Äneas Humm (Papageno) © Patric Leo

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