|  |
First Night of the Proms
|
|
Jirí Belohlávek and the BBC Symphony Orchestra get the BBC Proms season off to a rousing start with Strauss, Messiaen, Carter and Scriabin.
|
 |
|
operas |
|
|
|
Street Scene
| |
Young Vic
|
|
Kurt Weill's Broadway musical, set in a New York tenement block, is revived by The Opera Group, under John Fulljames' direction.
|
|
more opera reviews...
|
|
| |
|
|
|
recordings |
|
|
|
Don Carlo
| |
ROH Heritage
|
|
Jon Vickers sings the title role and Gré Brouwenstijn is Elisabeth in this 1958 live recording at Covent Garden conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini.
|
|
more recording reviews...
|
|
| |
|
| |
First Night of the Proms
| |
|
Royal Albert Hall
| |
Jirí Belohlávek and the BBC Symphony Orchestra get the BBC Proms season off to a rousing start with Strauss, Messiaen, Carter and Scriabin.
|
|
| |
BBC Proms
| |
|
Preview
| |
The new Director Roger Wright announces his first season, marking the anniversaries of Messiaen and Vaughan Williams.
|
|
| |
Marnie Breckenridge
| |
|
Interview
| |
The American soprano, who has just taken over the role of Cundegonde, talks about ENO's Candide.
|
|
| |
Sally Matthews
| |
|
Interview
| |
The soprano talks to us about her career and the Royal Opera's production of The Rake's Progress.
|
|
| |
La bohčme
| |
|
Royal Opera House
| |
The Royal Opera closes its season with the 21st revival of John Copley's production of Puccini's crowd-pleaser.
|
|
| |
The Rake's Progress
| |
|
Royal Opera House
| |
Robert Lepage's production of Stravinsky's opera is updated to America in the 1950s.
|
|
| |
Blank Canvas
| |
|
93 Feet East
| |
Classical music, body-fondling and technology all come together in a night club setting in Brick Lane courtesy of Dilettante Music.
|
|
| |
Maazel
| |
|
Royal Festival Hall
| |
Lorin Maazel leads the Philharmonia in exemplary performances of Brahms' first two symphonies on London's South Bank.
|
|
| |
Elektra
| |
|
ROH Heritage
| |
Gerda Lammers is overwhelming in this 1958 performance from Covent Garden conducted by the great Straussian Rudolf Kempe.
|
|
| |
Alceste
| |
|
ROH Heritage
| |
One of Dame Janet Baker's farewell performances was her stunning portrayal of the loyal queen in Gluck's solemn opera.
|
|
|
|
|
NOW IN CLASSICAL |
|
|
|
|
 |
| |
|
