Articles

John Mark Ainsley as Captain Vere [Britten’s Billy Budd – Glyndebourne 20 May-27 June 2010]
Melanie Eskenazi talks to John Mark Ainsley about his role as Captain Vere in Glyndebourne’s new production of Britten’s Billy Budd... On 20 May, Glyndebourne introduces its first ever production...
Opera Holland Park 2010 Preview [1 June-14 August]
The 2010 Opera Holland Park Season Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande – 1, 3, 9, 11 & 16 June at 7.30 p.m. Bizet’s Carmen – 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10,...
Classical Brit Awards 2010 Review
Performances André Rieu & the Johann Strauss Orchestra Johann Strauss I – Radetzky March Johann Strauss II, Lehár and others – Strauss & Co London Chamber Orchestra and Christopher Warren-Green...
Getting the Sums Right: Colin Lee and La Fille du régiment [The Royal Opera’s La Fille du régiment, 17 May-3 June 2010]
Mansel Stimpson talks to the South African tenor who is making his second Covent Garden appearance within two months... When Colin Lee left his place of birth, Cape Town, and...
Emotional Catharsis: Ermonela Jaho and La traviata [The Royal Opera’s La traviata, 11-24 May 2010]
Mansel Stimpson talks to the Albanian soprano who once again takes the stage as Verdi’s Violetta Valéry... Many who come to have a real appreciation of music can look back...
Taking the healing musical waters [Leamington Music, 30 April-4 May 2010]
For twenty-one years Richard Phillips has been organising May long-weekends of music, first at Warwick and latterly at Leamington Spa, and he has built up an uncanny skill in matching...
Going Deeper than Before: Marianne Cornetti and Aida [The Royal Opera’s Aida, 27 April-16 May 2010]
Mansel Stimpson talks to the mezzo who plays Amneris in Covent Garden’s Aida and who sings the praises of its director David McVicar... The American mezzo-soprano Marianne Cornetti is a...
Christian Poltéra interview
Christian Poltéra found time in his busy concert schedule to talk about his new discs of Camille Saint-Saëns sonatas, and concertos by Henri Dutilleux and Witold Lutosławski. We began by...
Doing What Comes Naturally: Ildebrando D’Arcangelo and Il turco in Italia [The Royal Opera’s Il turco in Italia, 3-19 April 2010]
Mansel Stimpson talks to the Italian bass reprising his role as Selim in Covent Garden’s production of Rossini’s popular comic opera... The illustrious career of Ildebrando D’Arcangelo continues to build...
Tenth Lionel Tertis International Viola Festival – 20-27 March 2010
A tinge of sadness coloured the tenth Lionel Tertis International Viola Festival, held at Port Erin from 20 to 27 March, but the abiding impression was that we heard some...
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