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April 28, 2023
Apple Music Classical arrives for The Times subscribers
In a special partnership, subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times who are new to Apple Music will be offered three months free access to Apple Music and the…
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April 20, 2023
BBC Proms 2023 brings the UK together in celebration of classical music with eight weeks of concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, a new weekend festival at Sage Gateshead and Proms in all four nations
84 Proms to feature over 3,000 musicians Friday 14 July – Saturday 9 September 2023 The 2023 Proms features a huge breadth of programming, from Berlioz to Bollywood, large scale…
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February 21, 2023
The Classical Source mourns the death of one of its own.
It is with great sadness that I have just heard that the Classical Source’s former deputy editor, Kevin Rogers, has passed away. I first met Kevin in May 2007. He…
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September 12, 2022
Alan Davey to step down as Controller of BBC Radio 3
Alan Davey, Controller of Radio 3, BBC Proms, and BBC Orchestras and Choirs has announced that he will leave the BBC in March 2023 after over eight years in post….
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September 9, 2022
Proms 2022 – Final two Proms cancelled
Following the very sad news of the death of Her Majesty The Queen, as a mark of respect we will not be going ahead with Prom 71 on Friday 9…
August 10, 2022
Casting announced for the ENO’s concert of Puccini’s classic opera La bohème at Fairfield Halls, Croydon
On Sunday 21 August, the English National Opera (ENO) will present a concert performance of Puccini’s much-loved opera La bohème at Fairfield Halls in Croydon, South London.  Every ticket in…
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August 9, 2022
The Bath Festival Orchestra announces its 2022-23 season
The Bath Festival Orchestra announces a season of live concerts commencing in September 2022 and running until June 2023.The concerts will take place in two of the country’s leading concert…
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August 9, 2022
Omari Douglas confirmed for Dream Prom at Royal Albert Hall on 1 September 2022
BBC Proms are pleased to announce that Omari Douglas has been confirmed to take part in the Dream Prom at the Royal Albert Hall on Thursday 1 September. The actor, best known for It’s a Sin, will take on the…
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July 26, 2022
A child in striped pyjamas – the new opera by Noah Max
John Boyne’s masterpiece The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas still features regularly on international bestseller lists nearly two decades after its publication. Boyne’s story is a symbolic exploration of why the Holocaust is…
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July 21, 2022
A strange tale of love and loss retold in music and mime at Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival 2022
The Dong with a Luminous Nose This magical performance of Edward Lear’s complete poem is part of Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival 2022 With words by the author of ‘The Owl…