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Myaskovsky. Dialogues (9-13 March 2021) celebrates the composer’s 140th anniversary

12/05/202105/03/2021 by AUTHOR

Myaskovsky. Dialogues – 9 to 13 March 2021

For the first time in its history, the Sverdlovsk Philharmonic hosts a festival entirely dedicated to the personality and work of Nikolay Myaskovsky (1881-1950). [For an essay on ‘Nikolay Myaskovsky – the Conscience of Russian Music’ by Seen and Heard International‘s Gregor Tassie click here.] Despite his great creative heritage, the composer, cared for and shunned by the Soviet regime, is one of the least known, understood and recognized figures of Russian music of the 20th century. The Festival has a form of dialogues – with the epoch, fate, counterparts – shedding light on the humble personality of Nikolay Yakovlevich Myaskovsky, whom his contemporaries called ‘the artistic conscience of music.’

The Belfast Ensemble’s The Musician: A Horror Opera for Children streaming 12-14 March 2021

12/05/202105/03/2021 by AUTHOR

The Belfast Ensemble, in association with Young at Art, Belfast Children’s Festival present
The Musician: A Horror Opera for Children
FOR OUR RECENT REVIEW CLICK HERE
Streaming: Friday 12 March – Sunday 14 March, 7pm

Conor Mitchell’s darkly comic children’s opera retells a familiar story: ‘who was the Pied Piper? and ‘Why did the rats all dance to his tune?’ This world premiere from the award-winning Belfast Ensemble (click here) brings opera home to Northern Ireland. Musically extraordinary, this cautionary tale explores themes of nature, nurture and just desserts!

Waterperry Opera Festival returns in summer 2021 (12 – 21 August)

12/05/202101/03/2021 by AUTHOR

WATERPERRY OPERA FESTIVAL – 12 – 21 August 2021
Waterperry House & Gardens, Waterperry, Oxfordshire, OX33 1JZ

Following the sell-out success of the 2020 Mini-Festival, Waterperry Opera Festival will return with an ambitious ten-day open-air Covid-safe festival in August 2021. This year’s programme will include seven productions, as well as a variety of workshops, masterclasses, talks, and pop-up performances. With the advantage of Waterperry’s extensive historic grounds, the festival will continue to adapt and innovate in this changeable climate to create an engaging festival for all.

The Metropolitan Opera co-produces the ENO’s new Ring cycle to be completed in 2025

12/05/202125/02/2021 by AUTHOR

English National Opera announces new staging of Wagner’s Ring cycle

Directed by Richard Jones and conducted by Martyn Brabbins, The Valkyrie will form the first part of a complete Ring cycle over the next five years.

English National Opera (ENO) is to bring Wagner’s Ring cycle to the London Coliseum, starting with The Valkyrie this Autumn, subject to any further lockdown restrictions. Directed by the award-winning Richard Jones, and marking the first time in more than 15 years since ENO last staged The Ring, all four parts of The Ring cycle will be staged at the London Coliseum over five years. Rhinegold will premiere in 2022/23 followed by a reprise of The Valkyrie, and new productions of Siegfried and Twilight of the Gods in 2024 and 2025 consecutively. The Metropolitan Opera is co-producing.

San Francisco Opera to mount a virtual Ring Festival in March

02/03/202321/02/2021 by Harvey Steiman

San Francisco Opera’s Ring Festival

There is nothing in music quite like a Ring Festival. As with a cricket test match or a baseball World Series, the four-day sequence of Wagner operas stands as a pinnacle of the form, draws the attention of aficionados from near and far, and often plays out with ancillary events that broaden the scope beyond the main affair.

Greer Grimsley (Wotan) and Iréne Theorin (Brünnhilde)
in *Die Walküre* final scene (c) Cory Weaver/SFO

San Francisco Opera announced plans on 16 February to stream videos of its excellent 2018 Der Ring des Nibelungen on four weekends in March, along with a new set of lectures, interviews and panel discussions on Zoom. Similar to events that were presented with the series when it was mounted in 2018, these live sidebars focus on individuals from the cast and creative team.

Tony and the Young Artists, a Royal Opera House celebration of music and song on 19 February

13/03/202111/02/2021 by AUTHOR

#OurHouseToYourHouse

Royal Opera House announces an evening of music and song with Tony and the Young Artists and a new Friday Premiere stream

RECENT REVIEW OF ‘TONY AND THE YOUNG ARTISTS’ CLICK HERE

The Royal Opera House is proud to continue its #OurHouseToYourHouse programme with Tony and the Young Artists, a celebration of music and song on Friday 19 February at 7pm GMT and our next Friday Premiere, The Royal Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty on Friday 26 February at 7pm GMT.

Bergen Philharmonic’s Wintermezzo is a free ‘streaming festival’ which continues until 12 February

13/03/202103/02/2021 by AUTHOR

Wintermezzo is a free ‘streaming festival’ which began on 19 January and includes both pre-recorded concerts and live streams, featuring Chief Conductor Edward Gardner and guest conductors as well as top Norwegian and international soloists including a residency by pianist Víkingur Ólafsson.

Once streamed the concerts will remain available on demand until 12 February on the orchestra’s streaming platform (click here).

English National Opera and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust’s ENO Breathe goes nationwide

02/03/202328/01/2021 by AUTHOR

English National Opera and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust announce national rollout of ENO Breathe programme for people recovering from COVID-19

Following the success of an initial six week pilot, English National Opera (ENO) today announces that ENO Breathe is to be rolled out nationally, beginning today.

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