LONGBOROUGH FESTIVAL OPERA 2018
Shortly after announcing that Polly Graham will take over as Artistic Director, booking has opened for the 2018 season of Longborough Festival Opera.
Season Previews
Season Previews from around the world
Leeds Lieder’s Four-Day Celebration of Art Song in April 2018
LEEDS LIEDER PRESENTS POETRY INTO SONG
Leeds Lieder Festival 2018: Thursday 19 – Sunday 22 April 2018
Leeds Lieder presents – ‘Poetry into Song’ – a four-day Festival (19 – 22 April 2018) celebrating art-song, poetry and community under the Artistic Directorship of pianist Joseph Middleton.
World Premiere by Novaya Opera of Pushkin – The Opera in the Theatre in the Woods
PUSHKIN – THE OPERA
STAGED WORLD PREMIERE GIVEN BY MOSCOW’S NOVAYA OPERA AT GRANGE PARK OPERA, SURREY: 11-12 JULY 2018
Dartington International Summer School & Festival’s 70th
Dartington International Summer School & Festival Announces its 70th Anniversary Programme
Internationally-renowned Dartington Summer School & Festival has released the course programme for its 70th Anniversary Summer School and Festival, curated by the pianist Joanna MacGregor, that will run from 28 July to 25 August, 2018. As usual, the Festival will be centered around Dartington Hall, the 14th century Grade1listed country estate located in Totnes, Devon.
The Winner of the Glyndebourne Opera Cup and Glyndebourne in 2018
Major new international singing competition launched by Glyndebourne
Website http://www.glyndebourne.com/
UPDATE:
AND THE WINNER IS … SAMANTHA HANKEY
The first winner of the Glyndebourne Opera Cup was decided tonight (24 March) as the new international singing competition reached its closing stage at Glyndebourne.
Mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey, 25, from the USA, was crowned the overall winner, receiving £15,000 and the guarantee of a role within five years at one of the top opera houses represented on the competition jury.
LA Opera’s 2018/19 Season
LA OPERA IN 2018/2019
Buxton Festival 2018 and its New CEO
Buxton Festival Announces Michael Williams as New CEO
Michael Williams, who is currently Managing Director of Cape Town Opera, (CTO), will take up his new post in Buxton in April 2018.
Classical Music at the Barbican in 2018/19
The Barbican announces its 2018/19 classical music season
At the core of the Barbican’s 2018/19 classical music season ambitious programme are the Centre’s Resident Orchestra: the London Symphony Orchestra; Associate Orchestra: the BBC Symphony Orchestra; and the Barbican Associate Ensembles the Academy of Ancient Music and Britten Sinfonia, alongside the Barbican’s own-curated concert series, Barbican Presents. The Australian Chamber Orchestra returns as the Barbican’s newly appointed International Associate Ensemble at Milton Court. Throughout the season, Barbican programmes will be supported by creative learning work and through close collaborations with the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.