London

Mozart being Mozart, Britten Sinfonia’s Messiah at the Barbican Hall had its own appeal,

by

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Handel (arr, Mozart & Jonathan Manners), Messiah, HWV 56 / K 572 (sung in English): Hilary Cronin (soprano), Helen Charlston (alto), Laurence Kilsby (tenor), Morgan Pearse (bass), BBC Singers, Britten Sinfonia / Sofi Jeannin (conductor). Barbican Hall, 12.12.2023. (CC)

Sofi Jeannin conducts the Britten Sinfonia and the BBC Singers

Read more

An abridged Messiah was another terrific evening from Laurence Equilbey, her choir and orchestra

by

FranceFrance Handel, Messiah (abridged): Marie Lys (soprano), Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian (countertenor), Stuart Jackson (tenor), Alex Rosen (bass), accentus, Insula Orchestra / Laurence Equilbey (conductor). Auditorium Patrick Devedjian, La Seine Musicale, Paris, 5.12.2023. (CC)

Laurence Equilbey conducts accentus and the Insula Orchestra

Read more

PatKop’s Pierrot Lunaire in the Queen Elizabeth Hall was truly an extraordinary experience

by

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Patricia Kopatchinskaja & Friends – Pierrot Lunaire: Patricia Kopatchinskaja (voice / violin), Meesun Hong Coleman (violin), Thomas Kaufmann (cello), Júlia Gállego (flute), Reto Bieri (clarinet), Joonas Ahonen (piano). Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, 3.12.2023. (CC)

Pierrot Lunaire from Patricia Kopatchinskaja & Friends © Marco Borggreve

Read more

Updated!: Further news on the future of English National Opera

by

English National Opera and Greater Manchester announce plan for new home in city-region

English National Opera (ENO) and Greater Manchester are pleased to announce a new working partnership to develop a new home for the opera company.

The partnership will see ENO and Greater Manchester work together on plans to bring the company’s globally renowned cultural offer to a main base in the city-region by 2029.

Read more