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Ronald Stevenson at 80 – Music by Stevenson and Composers Who have Inspired his Art (1)
11 & 12 April 2008 St John’s, Smith Square, London The Scottish composer, pianist, teacher and pedagogue Ronald Stevenson celebrated his 80th-birthday on 6 March, and to mark the event…
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In at the Birth: Stephen Langridge and The Minotaur
Sir Harrison Birtwistle’s new opera has its world premiere at Covent Garden on 15 April. Its director, Stephen Langridge, talks to Mansel Stimpson… Ask Stephen Langridge about his early life…
Obituary – Giuseppe Di Stefano
Was it Giuseppe Di Stefano’s spontaneity and involvement in what he was singing which attracted so many collectors to his recordings? If one listens to his early 78s, one hears…
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Obituary – Alun Hoddinott
The Welsh composer Alun Hoddinott died on March 12th in hospital in Swansea at the age of 78 after an illness of several months. Born in Bargoed, Glamorgan in August…
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Going Deep: Susan Gritton and Carmen
The British soprano discusses her career and her first Micaëla… For Susan Gritton her singing career is not something apart. That fact is confirmed when she talks about the music…
Petersham Festival 2008 – 22-30 March
Following last year’s successful inaugural events, the Petersham Festival returns with an expanded programme, with much that is musical. Petersham is situated just outside Richmond-upon-Thames, on the road towards Kingston…
Spring Dance at the London Coliseum: New York City Ballet
Connoisseurs of the dance have a special treat during March and April 2008 when some of the world’s greatest dancers appear in a month’s season at the London Coliseum. Presented…
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Our Man from Prague: Jiří Bělohlávek
Mansel Stimpson talks to the Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra about his career and about his latest venture, Eugene Onegin at Covent Garden… Any history of Czechoslovakia that…
The Man Who Found His Voice: Jonas Kaufmann – Romantic Arias and Tosca
Mansel Stimpson talks to the German tenor who has released a recording of Romantic Arias and sings Cavaradossi in The Royal Opera’s Tosca in May… “My family weren’t professional performers…
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I’d Do Anything – Lionel Bart’s Oliver – Graham Norton & Andrew Lloyd Webber reunite on BBC1 Television to find a new Nancy and three new Olivers
Talent shows have been with us since before anybody can remember. Way back when they were a feature of variety and vaudeville shows here and in the States. Many of…