United Kingdom LIVE from London Spring – Soul of a Woman: Joanna MacGregor (piano). Streamed from the VOCES8 Centre, London, 7.3.2021. (CC)
Joanna MacGregor’s most memorable programme is a radiant celebration of International Women’s Day 2021
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Recorded for exclusive broadcast, Messiah from ENO is on BBC Two on 3 April 2021
English National Opera and BBC Two announce the broadcast on Saturday 3 April at 6pm of Handel’s Messiah, captured exclusively for television this Easter
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The hour-long performance of Handel’s much-loved masterpiece will be imaginatively staged at the London Coliseum, and filmed specifically for a television audience. With no live audience present, the performance will be brought to life by the creative teams of the English National Opera, and performed by guest soloists and the ENO Chorus and Orchestra, making imaginative use of the stunning auditorium at the London Coliseum. It will be presented by saxophonist and broadcaster YolanDa Brown and broadcaster Petroc Trelawny.
A prize-winning concert from The King’s Singers and Cathedra
United States The King’s Singers New Music Prize Concert: The King’s Singers, St. Giles, Cripplegate, London; Cathedra / Michael McCarthy (conductor), Washington National Cathedral, Washington, DC. Streamed on 28.3.2021 and available on the Cathedral’s YouTube channel. (RP)
Carducci String Quartet and VOCES8 is a fascinating departure for the LIVE from London format
United Kingdom LIVE from London Spring – To the New World: Carducci String Quartet (Matthew Denton, Michelle Fleming [violins], Eoin Schmidt-Martin [viola], Emma Denton [cello]) with Frederick Long (bass-baritone) and VOCES8. Livestream from the VOCES8 Centre on 28.2.2021. (CC)
The Metropolitan Opera co-produces the ENO’s new Ring cycle to be completed in 2025
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.
Tony and the Young Artists: Stephanie Wake-Edwards will leave you shaken and stirred by her cocktail of cabaret songs
United Kingdom Tony and the Young Artists – Alexandra Lowe (soprano), Stephanie Wake-Edwards (mezzo-soprano), Filipe Manu (tenor) and Sir Antonio Pappano (piano): Livestream from the Crush Room, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 19.2.2021. (JPr)
and Stephanie Wake-Edwards (mezzo-soprano)
A LIVE from London concert that confirms the stature of Stile Antico beyond any doubt
United Kingdom LIVE from London SPRING – Miserere: Renaissance Lamentations: Stile Antico. Streamed from the VOCES8 Centre, London, 21.2.2021. (CC)
Apollo5’s LOVE from London is an appropriately lovely, heart-warming Valentine’s Day concert
United Kingdom LIVE from London Spring – LOVE from London: Apollo5 (Emily Owen, Clare Stewart [sopranos], Josh Cooter, Oli Martin-Smith [tenors], Greg Link [bass]) Livestreamed from VOCES8 Centre, London, 14.2.2021. (CC)
