Chelsea Opera Group present Giuseppe Verdi’s I due Foscari
A concert performance in Italian with English surtitles
Sunday 9 June 2024 at 6.30pm, at the Cadogan Hall
London
Mixed results from an eclectic orchestral extravaganza as Dudamel and the LA Phil return to London
United Kingdom Williams, Ortiz, Dvořák: María Dueñas (violin), Los Angeles Philharmonic / Gustavo Dudamel (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 2.6.2024. (CC)
Nicolas Hodges’s Messiaen performance, not of extremes, but one that embraced extremes
United Kingdom Messiaen, Vingt régards de l’enfant-Jésus (1944): Nicolas Hodges (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 31.5.2024. (CC)
What a privilege as well as utter joy to be present for Esther from Solomon’s Knot
United Kingdom Handel, Esther HWV50a (c.1718): Soloists, Baroque ensemble, Solomon’s Knot (artistic director: Jonathan Sells). Wigmore Hall, London, 27.5.2024. (AK)
London’s Royal Ballet and Opera in cinemas in 2024-25
Royal Ballet and Opera announces 2024/25 Cinema Season
Tickets on sale 11 June
11 productions screened in 1,500 cinemas across the globe
Bringing The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera to 50 countries
Seven live broadcasts
Beloved classics including Cinderella, The Nutcracker and The Marriage of Figaro
New opera productions: The Tales of Hoffmann and Die Walküre
Cinema tickets on sale from 11 June for more information click here
BBC SO’s all-English Barbican programme performed with utmost professionalism by all participants
United Kingdom Knussen, Britten, Vaughan Williams: Silja Aalto (soprano), Morgan Pearse (baritone), Vilde Frang (violin), Lawrence Power (viola), BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 24.5.2024. (AK)
Compelling Royal Festival Hall day of unfamiliar Eastern Europe music from Kirill Karabits’s BSO
United Kingdom Various: Valeriy Sokolov (viola), Harutyun Chkolyan, Karen Sirakanyan (duduk/zurna), Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Kirill Karabits (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 19.5.2024. (CK)
English National Ballet announces winners of Emerging Dancer 2024
English National Ballet is thrilled to announce that the winner of the 2024 Emerging Dancer Award is Breanna Foad
Having performed the Venetian Carnival duet from Satanella and Penrose, a new contemporary work by Ching-Ying Chien, with her partner Thiago Pereira, Breanna Foad was announced as the winner during the Emerging Dancer event, hosted by English National Ballet’s Artistic Director, Aaron S. Watkin, at Sadler’s Wells on 24 May 2024.