Turnage’s Festen at the Royal Opera House swept all before it, but there was plenty of extraordinary new music, exhilarating performances and triumphs of talent, commitment and resourcefulness across ...

He also assembled a fine cast, no superstars here but rather a well-balanced and well-integrated ensemble. The result was a compelling reading, and a concert performance that never felt lacking in ...

Riveting intensity from two young star singers, Ukrainian mezzo Lena Belkina and Australian soprano Kiandra Howarth, drove home what a masterpiece the work we know as Orfeo ed Euridice truly is, even ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Fall Preview Malcolm X at the Met. Jaap van Zweden’s farewell to the New York Philharmonic. Premieres by Kate Soper and Ted Hearne. It’s shaping up to ...

After a turbulent few years, English National Opera (ENO) is looking firmly to the future with a season that is both ambitious and forward-thinking. Today’s announcement of André de Ridder as the ...

There is a considerable wealth of classical music and opera in Wales. The popular perception of a tradition of the harp and the male voice choir is a long way from the 21st century reality of a ...

It’s that time of year again; “Winter, the paragon of art, / That kills all forms of life and feeling / Save what is pure and will survive” (Roy Campbell). Despite the miserable weather there’s plenty ...