Handel’s Susanna returns to Covent Garden after 271 years in an enjoyable staging
07/03/2020
United Kingdom Handel, Susanna, HWV 66: Soloists, members of the Royal Opera Chorus, London Handel Orchestra / Patrick Milne (conductor). Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 5.3.2020. (CC)
Handel’s Susanna © Stephen Cummiskey
Vocal perfection from The King’s Singers at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue
06/03/2020
United States An Audience with The King’s Singers – Various: The King’s Singers. Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, New York, 3.3.2020. (RP)
The King’s Singers © Rebecca Reid
Good, fresh CBSO performance of Ein Deutsches Requiem in Birmingham
05/03/2020
United Kingdom Mozart, Brahms: Camilla Tilling (soprano), Florian Boesch (baritone); CBSO Chorus; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (conductor). Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 4.3.2020. (JQ)
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conducts the CBSO (c) Chris Christodoulou
World premieres from the BBC NOW in Cardiff
05/03/2020
United Kingdom Composition: Wales: BBC National Orchestra of Wales / B Tommy Anderson (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, 4.3.2020. (PCG) Read more
NEW! APOLLO FIRE’S JEANNETTE SORRELL DISCUSSES O JERUSALEM!
05/03/2020
Jeannette Sorrell of Apollo’s Fire talks with Mark Sebastian Jordan about ‘O Jerusalem!’
Jeannette Sorrell addresses an audience
In its first quarter century, Apollo’s Fire, the Cleveland baroque orchestra, has made creative programming a cornerstone — a key part of engaging and building a dedicated public throughout northeast Ohio and beyond. In 2018, the ensemble unveiled a program entitled O Jerusalem! Crossroads of Three Faiths, which I reviewed in concert at that time. Now the group is bringing the program back for a second look and taking it on tour to New York City and Chicago. I spoke with harpsichordist and conductor Jeannette Sorrell as she was returning to her hotel from a rehearsal for the group’s current tour. Read more
Edward Gardner’s Philadelphia debut demonstrates a fine sense of musical proportion
04/03/2020
United States Britten, Daugherty, Elgar: Paul Jacobs (organ), Philadelphia Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor). Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 28.2.2020. (BJ)
Edward Gardner (c) Benjamin Ealovega
NEW! London’s Southbank Centre in 2020-2021
04/03/2020
SOUTHBANK CENTRE ANNOUNCES 2020/21 CLASSICAL MUSIC SEASON
Southbank Centre’s 2020/21 classical music season goes on sale to Southbank Centre Members at 10am on Thursday 27 February and then on sale to the general public at 10am on Tuesday 3 March.
For more information or to buy tickets please visit the Southbank Centre website HERE. Read more
Handel meets House of Cards? A compelling Agrippina from the Met
04/03/2020
United States Handel, Agrippina: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Harry Bicket (conductor). Broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera, New York to Dundonald Omniplex Cinema, Belfast, 29.2.2020. (RB)
Handel’s Agrippina (c) Marty Sohl/Met Opera
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This joyous set of Beethoven's sonatas takes its place among the very best. 
In its own way, the Seven Words of Christ is just as sublime as the Stabat Mater. 
This sensitive, dynamic recording is a joy, and may even constitute a revelation. 
The pair exhibits a refined style on these illuminating performances. 
A deeply affecting experience that ought to win the opera many new admirers. 
