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A Channel for the Role: Franco Vassallo & La bohème [Royal Opera 13-19 July]
As Covent Garden’s current season ends with a revival of Puccini’s La bohème, Mansel Stimpson talks to the Italian baritone making his debut there… Italy may be the country most...
If The Glove Fits: Charles Castronovo & The Rake’s Progress [Royal Opera 7-18 July]
As he prepares for his first appearance as Tom Rakewell, Charles Castronovo talks to Mansel Stimpson about his career and about Stravinsky’s opera… July 2008 marks a significant moment in...
A Conversation with Karen Geoghegan: Classical Star Bassoonist Records for Chandos
Ben Hogwood meets the runner-up of BBC2’s Classical Star competition, bassoonist Karen Geoghegan, who has recorded a CD for Chandos that is released in June 2008... The first series of...
Endless Riches: Sir Charles Mackerras & Le nozze di Figaro [Royal Opera 24 June-19 July]
Mansel Stimpson talks to the celebrated musician as he prepares to conduct his favourite Mozart opera at Covent Garden... Certain conductors have been noted for their longevity as working musicians...
Downloadable Interview with Henry-Louis de La Grange – Mahler Revealed
Gene Gaudette discusses with Henry-Louis de La Grange the fourth volume of the author’s ground-breaking biography of Gustav Mahler – discovering some substantial revelations about Mahler's career in the United...
Feature LP Review – Linn’s Handel Messiah on 180-gram Vinyl
Handel Messiah [1742 Dublin Version] Susan Hamilton (soprano) Annie Gill & Claire Wilkinson (contraltos) Nicholas Mulroy (tenor) Matthew Brook (bass) Dunedin Consort & Players John Butt (harpsichord) Recorded 1-4 May...
Mark Fitz-Gerald Alone [Shostakovich’s Film Score for Odna]
In May 2008, Peter Joelson talked to conductor Mark Fitz-Gerald about Shostakovich’s film music, with particular reference to "Odna" (Alone)... After reconstruction from the soundtrack and research into the composer’s...
The Dowland Project – Cheltenham Music Festival – 6 July 2008
Julian Maynard-Smith talks to John Potter and John Surman about The Dowland Project’s latest CD and the group’s upcoming concert at the Cheltenham Music Festival… The Dowland Project is performing...
Preview – Opera Holland Park 2008 [3 June-9 August]
Verdi’s “Il trovatore” – June 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 & 20 Donizetti’s “La fille du regiment” – June 4, 6, 11, 13, 17, 19 & 21...
Reflections on Risør [Risør Chamber Music Festival 2008]
Risør Chamber Music Festival 2008 24-29 June Now in its eighteenth year, Risør Kammermusikkfest – held in a small port some 250 kilometres south of Oslo – remains a gold...
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