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Wolf-Ferrari: Il segreto di Susanna from Berlin
Wolf-Ferrari's short opera is perfect for a one-night coupling, as Opera Holland Park have proved both this year, with Pagliacci (review), and, in 2019, with Tchaikovsky's Iolanta (review). Susanna's secret? As you can see from the disc cover, she smokes. The plot? Gil (baritone Omar Montanari) returns home and smells
Montréal's Orchestre symphonique conquers London
Habibi, Beethoven, Berlioz Javier Perianes (piano); Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal / Rafael Payare. Barbican Hall, 19.11.2024 Iman Habibi Jeder Baum spricht (2020) Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. 15 (1795, revised 1800) Berlioz Symphonie fantastique (1830) Launching their 2024 European tour at London’s Barbican Centre, the
London Festival of American Music
London Festival of American Music: A. Sierra, Lerdahl, Asia, Nicholls, Karchin. Lontana / Odaline de la Martínez (conductor). The Warehouse, Waterloo, London, 14.11.2024 Arlene Sierra Butterflies, Remember a Mountain (piano trio) Fred Lerdahl Give and Take (violin and cello) Charles Schadle Limestone Gap Daniel Asia Sonata (violin and piano,
The Ivors Classical Awards 2024
ELEVEN COMPOSERS HONOURED WITH IVOR NOVELLO AWARDS TONIGHT AT THE IVORS CLASSICAL AWARDS, INCLUDING ERROLLYN WALLEN, ROXANNA PANUFNIK AND GAVIN BRYARS #TheIvorsClassicalAwards In a glittering, buzzing night at he BFI Southbank, a plethora of awards acted as a reminder of the vibrant world we actually do live in. On a
Jonathan Dove's The Monster in the Maze at Sheffield
Dove (arr. Dove/Lyon) The Monster in the Maze Music Makers of Sheffield (including Ensemble 360, Consone Quartet, Bridge Ensemble, Sheffield Hub Senior Strings, Sheffield Youth Choirs and singers of Sheffield) / John Lyon (conductor). Crucible Theatr, Sheffield, 02.04.2024, 11am Production: Director – Rosie Kat Designer – Fenna de Jonge Lighting
Ghostly Beethoven: The Sitkovetsky Trio on BIS
Here on Classical Explorer, we met the Sitkovetsky Trio (Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin; Isang Enders, cello; Wu Qian, piano) before in works by Ravel and Saint-Saëns. This is volume three of their ongoing Beethoven piano trios series on BIS, and features the so-called “Ghost” Trio (Op. 70/1) and the very
Marin Alsop meets the Mahlers
G. Mahler, A. Mahler Sasha Cooke (mezzo); Philharmonia Orchestra / Marin Alsop (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 24.10.2024 Gustav Mahler Blumine (1888) Alma Mahler Four Songs from Fünf Lieder (1910, orch. D. & C. Matthews) Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 5 (1902) This was a wonderful programme, on paper. Gustav and
Southbank Spring/Summer 2025 Season announcement
Southbank Centre announces Classical Music Spring/Summer 2025 with bold new premieres and commissions The Southbank Centre and its family of six Resident Orchestras – Aurora Orchestra, Chineke! Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Philharmonia Orchestra – today announce the Classical Music Spring/Summer 2025
Dinis Souza at the Barbican: orchestral wizard, award-winner.
Unsuk Chin, Bartók, Debussy, Ravel Bertrand Chamayou (piano); BBC Symphony Orchestra / Dinis Souza (conductor) Unsuk Chin Alaraph, ‘Ritual of the heartbeat’ (2022, London premiere) Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz 119 / BB 127 (1945) Debussy La mer (1903-5) Ravel Boléro (1928) Premiered in Basel in 2023, Unsuk Chin’s Alareph,
Francesco Cilea's opera Gloria: verismo at its best
Se in 14th-century Siena, Italy, Francesco Cilea’s opera Gloria, performed here in its 1932 revised edition, contains the tragic story of two lovers caught up in a conflict (between the Guelphs and the Ghibellines: of course, Gloria is a Guelph and her love Lionetto, a Ghibelline). The libretto is
Delius Hassan: Chandos' definitive modern recording
This is a joy. Delian exoticism at its finest: previously on Classical Explorer, we reported on a performance of his more famous Lakmé via Chelsea Opera Group at Cadogan Hall; now we preset a luxuriously recorded Hassan. This is the complete incidental music, including spoken contributions from Zeb Soames (who
Yet more Puccini: ENO's Bohème revival
Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Chorus of St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School; Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Clelia Cafiero (conductor). London Coliseum, 3.10.2024 Production: Original director – Sir Jonathan Miller Revival director – Crispin Lord Designer – Isabella Bywater Lighting designer – Jean Kalman Revival Lighting director – Marc Rosette Translation
Jonas Kaufmann returns in Puccini: Love Affairs
It's tempting to call this Jonas Kaufmann's love affairs: he is very much the main protagonist here (along of course its Puccini himself). This follows on from his first Puccini album in 2015 – Nessun Dorma. Part of the celebrations for the composer’s 2024 anniversary year, he explains his rationale
Suor Angelica at ENO
Puccini Suor Angelica (sung in English, traans. Amanda Holden). Cast; Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Corinna Niemeyer. Coliseum, London, 27.09.2024 Production: Director: - Annelese Miskimmon Designer – Yannis Thovaris Lighting Designer – Mark Jonathan Cast: Sister Angelica - Sinéad Campbell-Wallace The Baroness – Christine Rice The Abbess – Madeleine Shaw
Dresden to open Richard Wagner Academy
From the desk of PR2 agency in Dresden, Germany: Dresden receives federal funding for the construction of a Richard Wagner Academy and the establishment of an international center of excellence for Romantic orchestral and opera practice Dresden, September 25, 2024. The state capital of Dresden is receiving a grant of
Beyond: Jakub Józef Orliński
This is Jakub Jósef Orliński's sixth album for Erato, and his post follows on from Classical Explorer's recent musings on Orliński's Gluck Orfeo, The group is once more Il Pomo d'Oro. So, why “Beyond”? Orliński answers himself: We are going to take you on a journey which will really fly
Jommelli - The Mozartists Celebrate
Jommelli – a celebration. Fflur Wyn (soprano); Ambroisine Bré (mezzo); Hugo Brady (tenor); The Mozartists / Ian Page (conductor). Wigmore Hall, 18.09.2024 Ricimero, re de’ Gato: Vidi il mar tutto in procella Ezio: Se il povero ruscello Metope: Io già sento nel mio petto Didone abbandonata: Final scene Demofoonte: La